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Kenya and Uganda have secured a major legal victory after the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) dismissed a $2 billion claim filed by Rift Valley Railways (RVR) consortium over a terminated railway concession. The dispute stemmed from a 25-year agreement signed in 2006, granting RVR the right to manage and operate the 2,350-kilometer Kenya-Uganda […]
Twenty-six years ago, no one would have imagined that Morocco’s top exports would be cars. Morocco’s GDP, thanks to the King’s far-sighted approach, has more than doubled in a tough environment reaching some $130 billion, thanks to different economic policies spurred by the King, with the industry at its heart. Industry has helped Morocco reduce […]
Niger’s government has requested Morocco’s help for establishing a national airline carrier during a meeting held lately in Rabat between Moroccan Transport minister Abdessamad Kayouh and his Nigerien peer Abdourahamane Amadou. “Niger wants to benefit from Moroccan expertise to establish its national airline,” said the Moroccan minister citing the Kingdom’s experience in airports modernization and […]
Sudan’s Army-backed administration has strongly condemned the formation of a parallel government by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), branding it a “phantom government” and accusing the group of deepening national suffering. The Sudanese Foreign Ministry, in a statement issued on Sunday, July 27, said the RSF’s move was a blatant disregard for the plight […]
A staff member of South Sudan’s Health Ministry who was abducted from a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) ambulance in Morobo County, Central Equatoria, has been released unharmed, MSF confirmed on Sunday, July 27. The incident occurred on Friday around 10 a.m. local time when armed individuals halted the ambulance, removed the ministry employee—identified as nurse […]
Ghizlane Chebbak, captain of the Atlas Lionesses, has won the Golden Boot of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON Morocco 2024), which concluded Saturday at the Olympic Stadium in Rabat at a final that opposed Morocco to Nigeria’s Super Falcons. Ghizlane Chebbak had already received this award in the previous edition, where she was […]
King Mohammed VI has sent a message of congratulations to the members of the women’s national football team for their brilliant performance and outstanding competitive spirit at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations hosted by Morocco July 5-26 In this message, the Monarch said that he followed with great pride the brilliant performance of […]
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA – Africa branch), inaugurated this Saturday in Rabat its first regional Africa office, in the presence of FIFA President Gianni Infantino, President of the Confederation of African Football Patrice Motsepe, President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) Fouzi Lekjaa, along with several senior sports officials from Africa […]
The African Union Commission has reappointed Moroccan Ambassador Mohamed Belaiche as Special Representative of the Chairperson of the AU Commission and Head of the AU Liaison Office in Sudan. By renewing this appointment, AU Commission Chairperson Mahamoud Ali Youssouf builds on the original designation made in 2019 by his predecessor, Moussa Faki Mahamat. The decision […]
King Mohammed VI stands as a champion of intra-African solidarity, matching words with action through the launch of initiatives that aimed at spurring African economic integration, protecting the rights of Africans, promoting religious tolerance and safeguarding peace and stability. Integration With more than 50 visits paid to different African countries during 26 years of his […]