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DRC will take advantage of China’s export limits on rare metals amid global supply concerns

Congo aims to capitalize on increased germanium demand, created by export limits on gallium and germanium recently imposed by China, by establishing a new production unit, positioning itself as a valuable source of the semiconductor material. Invoking national security concerns, Beijing on Monday (4 July) announced export limits on select gallium and germanium components, raising […]

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Morocco condemns Israel’s deadly attack in West Bank’s Jenin

Morocco has condemned the deadly Israeli air raids launched against the Palestinian Jenin refugee camp, voicing solidarity with the Palestinian people. Speaking at a joint press conference Tuesday in Rabat with Omani foreign minister Badr Bin Hamad Bin Hamoud Al-Busaidi, Morocco’s top diplomat Nasser Bourita said Rabat reiterates its condemnation and rejection of the Israeli […]

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Sahara: Oman reaffirms steadfast standing with Morocco’s territorial integrity and Autonomy Plan

Oman has renewed its unwavering backing to Morocco’s territorial integrity and to the “serious & realistic” autonomy plan offered by the North African Kingdom for the Sahara under its sovereignty. In a joint statement issued Tuesday at the end of the 6th meeting of the Moroccan-Omani Commission, co-chaired by the two countries’ foreign ministers, Nasser […]

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Why Iran is not serious about normalizing ties with Morocco

Few days after Iran said it looks forward to normalizing ties with Morocco and Egypt, the regime of the Moullah has once again shown its hostility to Morocco by supporting the thesis of the Polisario and its Algerian mentors at the UN’s fourth committee. Foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told Iranian ambassadors to Muslim countries on […]

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China plans to build industrial complex in Niger capital Niamey

China will build an industrial complex for several industries including agri-food, manufacturing, mining and real estate in Niger’s capital Niamey, Beijing’s envoy to the West African country indicated Monday. Jiang Feng made the announcement after meeting with President Mohamed Bazoum. He also argued that the future complex is the translation of agreements of April 26 […]

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China flexes its naval muscles in Gulf of Guinea during 5-day Nigeria visit

A naval fleet of China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA-N) arrived for a five-day visit in Nigeria on Sunday (2 July) for a rare visit by the Chinese military to Africa’s Atlantic coast, reinforcing speculation that the Gulf of Guinea could offer a base for Beijing. As the destroyer Nanning and an accompanying frigate, long with […]

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Moroccan King’s advisor André Azoulay awarded Presidential Medal of Honor by President of Israel

President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, awarded, on Sunday, the Presidential Medal of Honor to the Moroccan King’s Advisor, André Azoulay, known for his historic commitment to peace between Israelis and Palestinians, and to a two-state solution in which the words sovereignty, dignity and justice would be conjugated in the same way and with the same […]

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China-Africa Expo: despite many ‘deals’, 37 African countries still in trade deficit

As the third China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo (CAETE) concluded in Changsha on Sunday June 2, with $10.3 billion worth of projects signed, analysts say that the economic cooperation between both sides will need to build on past lessons and successes to really reshape China-Africa trade. With bilateral trade between China and Africa totaling $282 […]

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China-Africa Economic, Trade Expo kicks off with Morocco’s Participation

The third edition of the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo kicked off Thursday in the city of Changsha (Hunan province, centre), with the participation of Morocco. The Moroccan delegation taking part in this event held from June 29 to July 2 under the theme “Common Development for a Shared Future”, is led by the minister […]

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EV Battery: China’s Tinci to invest $280 Mln in new plant in Morocco

Morocco’s gigafactory project and EV ecosystem have been boosted with the $280 million new investment announced Wednesday by Chinese Tinci Company for its plant to be built in the North African Kingdom. The new factory will produce and sell lithium-ion battery materials. It will also help the Chinese firm to better serve the European market, […]