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Over 20,000 march in Paris in support of Kabylie independence

More than 20,000 people took to the streets of Paris in support of Kabylie independence from the yoke of the military regime in Algiers, waving Kabyle flags and chanting slogans denouncing Algerian repression. The march was held on the day of the Amazigh Spring commemorating the Kabyle struggle to emancipate from the grip of the […]

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Two UK companies to build mega-algae production plant in Morocco

Brilliant Planet, an emerging leader in nature-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and Mott MacDonald, the global engineering, development & management consultancy, will build in Morocco the largest algae production facility in the world. The announcement was made Friday by the two UK companies in a joint press release. The Moroccan plant will be commissioned in […]

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2030 World Cup: Spanish Minister deems joint bid with Morocco, Portugal an exciting project

Spain’s joint 2030 World Cup bid with Morocco and Portugal is “an exciting project that is close to our hearts,” said Spanish Presidency Minister Félix Bolaños García. “We are working on an exciting project that is also close to our hearts, namely the organization of the World Cup with Portugal and Morocco,” Bolanos said in […]

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British Parliamentary delegation visits Dakhla

The members of a British parliamentary delegation, on a working visit to Morocco, made a trip the Dakhla to get informed about the development dynamics in the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region. The members of the delegation, led by chairperson of the UK-Morocco Parliamentary Friendship Group, Heather Wheeler, made field visits to learn more about the potential […]

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President Macron reduced France to ‘geopolitical insignificance’- The Telegraph

French President Emmanuel Macron’s foreign policy, which appears to be motivated solely by his personal glorification, has reduced France to geopolitical insignificance, the British daily The Telegraph wrote on Thursday. The French president seems to believe that he combines the strategic genius of a Napoleon, the diplomatic cunning of a Talleyrand and the heroic stature […]

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Mali: Germany set to withdraw its troops by 2024, as Islamic State conquers key town

Germany is counting on nine to 12 months to withdraw its soldiers from Mali, just as jihadists affiliated to Islamic State group have made a significant advance to take Tidermene in the southeastern part of the country, further isolating the regional capital Menaka. Germany’s withdrawal was imposed by the new realities of the West African […]

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Conference in Madrid highlights importance of Morocco-Spain fixed link project

The strategic importance of the fixed link project, through the Strait of Gibraltar, between Morocco and Spain, for both kingdoms and for Europe and Africa was the focus of a conference held this week in Madrid. During this meeting, held at the Casa Árabe, an institution under the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the […]

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Morocco thwarts migrants’ mass storming of Ceuta enclave

  Moroccan authorities foiled an illegal migration attempt by nearly 150 sub-Saharan migrants in an area near the Spanish-occupied enclave of Ceuta.   At least 70 migrants were arrested in the operation which left 14 security forces and 6 migrants injured, the interior ministry said in a statement.   The crossing attempt was violent with […]

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Egypt to launch digital platform for foreign investors to establish firms on July 1st

Egypt’s General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) will launch a digital platform that enables investors to establish their companies online on July 1st, the authority’s Chief Executive Officer announced Thursday. Hossam Heiba made the announcement as he met with Swiss ambassador in Cairo, Vonne Bauman. The Authority is adopting mechanisms for dialogue between […]

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Italy to hire 4,000 Tunisian workers

Italy will recruit 4,000 Tunisian workers, as the two countries move to spur regular migration. Antonio Tajani, Italy’s top diplomat and his visiting Tunisian counterpart Nabil Ammar who made the announcement Thursday in Rome said that the future recruits will be trained in Tunisia before deployment in the European country, Webdo Tunis reports. The recruitment […]