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UN envoy to Libya steps down one month ahead of crucial presidential polls The UN mediator in the Libyan political crisis Jan Kubis has stepped down, less than a year into the job and one month before December 24 presidential elections. A diplomat who asked not be named because not allowed to speak on the […]
U.S. President Joe Biden plans to host a summit with African leaders to strengthen U.S. ties with the continent, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced. “President Biden intends to host a summit with U.S. and African leaders to pursue a high-level diplomatic policy … that will transform relations and make effective cooperation possible,” the […]
Issues related to peace and security in the African continent and the humanitarian actions deployed by Morocco for the benefit of several member countries of the African Union were discussed at a meeting held Tuesday in Rabat between visiting Commissioner of the African Union for Political Affairs, Peace and Security, Bankole Adeoye, and Moroccan junior […]
Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt have advanced to the third and last round of qualifying for the 2022 World Cup to be held in Qatar. The four football names in the region topped their respective groups – underlining their dominion on football on the continent. Morocco earlier booked its place before the November fixtures. Algeria […]
Peace and security issues in the African continent were discussed at a meeting this Tuesday in Rabat between Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and visiting African Union Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security, Bankole Adeoye. The talks also touched on the reforms and initiatives carried out by the African Union, as well as on […]
Morocco will host the 10th edition of the Conference on Digital Transformation in Africa (ATDA) this November 25-26. The conference will be held at the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) in Benguerir. The conference is held at the initiative of CIO Mag, a pan-African magazine dedicated to the digital sector in Africa, and the National […]
The UN Security Council adopted resolution 2605 (2021) extending by one year the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), in which it commends the active role of Morocco in peacebuilding in the African country. Morocco, Chair of the Central African Republic Configuration of the UN […]
The Blaise Diagne International Airport of Dakar “AIBD” and the Moroccan steel construction company “Inter Tridim” have signed an agreement for the construction of the MRO Aeronautical Maintenance Center in Senegal, announced the AIBD. The construction works of the Aeronautical Maintenance Center of the Blaise Diagne International Airport of Dakar will start at factory in […]
Ciments de l’Afrique (CIMAF) a subsidiary of Morocco-based Omnium des Industries et de la Promotion (OIP) has landed a €161.5-million loan from the International Financial Corporation (IFC), French-government-owned Proparco, and Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) earmarked to increase capacities of its grinding plants in Mali, Ghana, and to launch a state-of-the-art integrated cement plant in […]
King Mohammed VI received on Thursday at the Royal Palace of Bouznika President of the Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba, who is on a visit to Morocco. The meeting between the two heads of state reflects the exemplary nature of Moroccan-Gabonese partnership, as well as the friendly relations binding the peoples of the two countries. The […]