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African economic powerhouse, Ethiopia, expressed support for the efforts led by Morocco to find a lasting political solution to the Sahara conflict within the umbrella of the UN. This came during a videoconference between foreign minister Nasser Bourita and his Ethiopian peer Demeke Mekonnen Hassen, who reiterated his country’s attachment to resolution 693 of the […]
Moroccan Holmarcom Group has bought a 51 pc stake in Kenya’s Monarch Insurance Company for an undisclosed sum. The transaction, which is subject to approval by Kenya’s competent authorities, will enable Holmarcom to become the majority shareholder along with Kamu Group and Maisha Bank. The Moroccan private group operates in finance, insurance, agribusiness, distribution, logistics […]
Egypt and Sudan will hold a joint military drill dubbed Guardians of the Nile amid crisis over Renaissance Dam project by Ethiopia. Land, air and sea forces of both countries will take part in the drill scheduled May 26-31, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reported citing the Sudanese army. The joint drill aims to exchange military […]
The international community has slammed the “kidnapping” of Mali interim President Bah N’Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane after soldiers took the civilian leaders into custody. Both leaders were reportedly taken to the Kati military base located near Mali’s capital, Bamako, drawing condemnation from the international community. “What happened was grave and serious […]
Foreign Minister of Eswatini Thulisile Dladla has reaffirmed her country’s “constant and steadfast“ support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over the Sahara. During talks she held on Wednesday remotely with Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, Mrs Dladla commended Morocco’s efforts to reach a political solution to this regional dispute. She expressed backing to the UN-led […]
Interpol has set up a new cybercrime operations desk to boost the capacity of 49 African countries to fight cybercrime and internet fraud. The Africa desk will help shape a regional strategy to drive intelligence-led coordinated actions against cybercriminals and support joint operations. The Interpol’s move, which is supported by UK, comes amid an […]
The Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), which met in Kigali, Rwanda, over the weekend, made a number of decisions concerning the organization of major events on the continent. The decisions included the postponement of the African zone’s qualifiers for the World Cup scheduled in Qatar from November 21 to December […]
The Africa-France summit was to be held from July 8 to 10 in Montpellier in the south of France. It has finally been postponed to October due to travel constraints related to the Covid-19 pandemic. The health crisis had already forced the Élysée to cancel last year’s Africa-France summit planned in Bordeaux. This time, the […]
African countries must pool their efforts and share their experiences for a safe, stable and prosperous continent, stressed Moroccan ambassador to South Africa, Youssef Amrani. “Morocco has always been an active player in the African continent. We are not Africans only by geography, we are Africans by our history, by our spiritual links with […]
Several African Foreign Ministers have reaffirmed Monday their respective countries’ support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and to its efforts to reach a settlement to the Sahara issue This came in separate talks the Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita held remotely with several African peers, including Equatorial Guinea’s Simeón Oyono Esono Angue; Burundia’s Albert Shingiro; […]