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Russia and Mali are working together to build a solar plant that would cut Mali’s electricity deficit. Only about 50% of Malians have access to electricity, with outages so commonplace since the coup which set the country at odds with ECOWAS. Mali struggled to get steady fuel supply for its thermal stations, which disrupted electricity […]
Over thirty British members of Parliament and Lords have sent a letter to the Foreign Secretary, David Cameron, urging the British executive to “officially and without delay” support the Moroccan autonomy plan as the “only solution” to the artificial conflict over the Sahara, and pointing out that Morocco deserves UK’s full and unequivocal support. In […]
British ambassador to Morocco Simon Martin, better known by his storytelling performance in Marrakech Jemaa El Fna square, has seen his popularity plunge in the Kingdom following revelations by a UK parliament member, who accused him of blocking any progress towards the UK’s recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara, a decision the US, African […]
The West has for long advocated free trade, but as globalization wanes serious trade protectionist measures are implemented in the EU in particular, targeting industrial goods from Morocco and other developing nations, trade minister Ryad Mezzour said. Mezzour, was speaking to an international conference in Dakhla, when he deplored the recent measures by Italy to […]
President of the Swiss National Council, Eric Nussbaumer, expressed, Tuesday in Rabat, his country’s support for a “just, lasting and mutually acceptable” political solution to the regional conflict over the Moroccan Sahara. “Switzerland supports the efforts of the United Nations and the work of the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, […]
Morocco has been unanimously re-elected as Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee of the European Center for Global Interdependence and Solidarity of the Council of Europe , commonly referred to as the “North-South Center”. Morocco’s re-election to the vice-presidency of the Center’s Executive Committee, for another two-year term, falls within the context of the renewal of […]
The Swiss government has affirmed that “there is no official representation of the polisario front either at the UN Office in Geneva or to the Federal Council,” dealing another blow to the Algeria-backed separatist group. In a diplomatic note addressed to the Moroccan embassy in Bern, the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs said “the […]
The prestigious King Hassan II Great World Water Prize has been awarded this year to the UN Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) for its contributions to the global efforts engaged for water security. Moroccan Prime minister Aziz Akhannouch handed over the $500,000 prize to FAO Representative in Indonesia during the official opening ceremony of the […]
Tanger Med Port has seen volumes handled up 10% in the first quarter this year, compared to last year when it posted a record performance both in terms of containers and tons, wrote Le Monde. The port continues to be the largest in the Mediterranean, outperforming competitors such as Barcelona and Algeciras, the French daily […]
Senegal’s new Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has criticized the French military presence in the West African country and also slammed efforts by the West to promote values that he sees as not fitting with those held by Senegal and other African countries, including LGBTQ rights and monogamy. In a speech at a joint conference with […]