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King Mohammed VI of Morocco has called on all stakeholders in Africa, government, private sector and civil society to spare no effort to consolidate the leading role of women as key drivers of development. “Any obstacle to the empowerment of women is in itself a stumbling block, impeding the continent’s development,” said King Mohammed VI […]
Morocco has once again underscored the regional character of the Sahara dispute holding Algeria responsible for blocking progress towards a political solution that would put an end to the ordeal of thousands of people held against their will by the separatist Polisario militia with Algiers consent. Speaking at the 73rd UN General Assembly, head of […]
King Mohammed VI has paid tribute to the late South African Icon Nelson Mandela, a champion of peace and understanding between nations, an extraordinary man who belongs indisputably to a category of universal people whose destiny has local, national, continental and global implications. Nelson Mandela’s “stance on the preservation of national sovereignty earned him the […]
Tanger-Med, one of the largest ports in the Mediterranean, took part on September 20-22 in the third Meeting of the African Economic Zones held by The African Free Zones Organization (AFZO). Themed “Economic Zones and Free Zones’ contribution to sustainable economic development in Africa,” the event brought together representatives of 30 African countries as well […]
The European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in a keynote speech on Wednesday said Europe will propose a new alliance with Africa that will create up to 10 million jobs. In his State of the Union speech, Juncker said the European Commission is proposing a new ‘Africa – Europe Alliance for Sustainable Investment and Jobs’ to […]
Morocco’s phosphates company, OCP, and the Government of Ghana signed a memorandum of understanding to develop the fertilizer value chain. The agreement was signed by Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and the OCP Group as part of the Government of Ghana’s newly designed Fertilizer Expansion Program (GFEP). Under the agreement, the two parties […]
Parliament of African Civil Society (PASOCI) denied the organization this year of a conference in Algeria on migration, maintaining that the event will rather be held in Rabat under the theme “Migration and development.” PASOCI said in a statement that it hasn’t given its approval to any person or organization for such a conference to […]
Morocco cannot accept that its territories serve as a safe haven for human trafficking networks and refuses to play the role of the region’s policeman, Spokesperson for the Government, Mustapha El Khalfi, said Thursday in Rabat. Mustapha El Khalfi was adamant on this issue, during the press briefing given at the end of the Cabinet […]
BMCE Bank of Africa has signed a partnership agreement with China-Africa Business Council to support and facilitate the task of Chinese investors in Morocco and more broadly throughout Africa. The agreement was initialed on the sidelines of the just concluded China-Africa Summit held in Beijing (September 3-4) and the China-Africa Cooperation Forum in the private […]
Faced with the prospects of a “no Brexit deal” with the European Union, the United Kingdom looks forward to strengthening its trade relations with Africa, and particularly with English speaking African countries like South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya. Prime Minister Theresa May started Tuesday a three-day African tour that will lead her to these three […]