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Belgium’s energy firm, John Cockerill, plans to invest in green hydrogen as part of a joint venture in Morocco where they plan to manufacture key equipment to transform electricity into hydrogen at a lower cost, Afrik21 reported. “In Morocco, John Cockerill will manufacture alkaline electrolyzers. This is the most widespread technology for the production of […]
The trial of two ex-French journalists, who blackmailed Morocco’s King Mohammed VI in 2015, demanding €3 million in exchange for not publishing a damaging book on Morocco, started this Monday in Paris after lengthy judicial proceedings. The two blackmailers, Eric Laurent and Catherine Graciet, are charged with aggravated extortion and blackmail. The case dates back […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has ruled out offering any apologies to Algeria over France’s colonial past while insisting on continuing reconciliation efforts between the two countries. In an interview with Algerian writer Kamal Daoud published on Le Point, Macron made it clear “I have no apologies to make.” “The only pardon I asked for was […]
The French and German foreign ministers began a two-day visit to Addis Ababa on Thursday January 12 to support the peace agreement in Tigray, more than two months after it was signed to end the two-year brutal war in this northern region of Ethiopia. France’s Catherine Colonna and Annalena Baerbock of Germany are scheduled to […]
Fishermen in Cameroon are urging authorities to crack down on hundreds of illegal fishers and fish farmers operating in the Gulf of Guinea after the European Union banned imports of Cameroon’s seafood. There are several hundred fishers in Idenau, a coastal village near Cameroon’s western border with Nigeria, authorities in the capital, Yaoundé, say, while […]
Pope Francis expressed the deep consideration he harbors for King Mohammed VI, and hailed the distinguished relations between the Kingdom and the Holy See. On the occasion of the traditional exchange of New Year’s greetings, organized by the Pope in honor of the diplomatic corps, and during the presentation of the greetings of the Moroccan […]
Ties between Morocco and Spain are ushering a new era as they have become stronger than ever thanks to a clear-cut road map, said King Felipe VI of Spain. “With Morocco, we have ushered in a new era that allows us to make progress on a more solid basis,” said the Spanish king, who lauded […]
A joint security operation conducted by Morocco’s Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) and Spain’s General Commissariat of Information led to the dismantling of an ISIS-affiliated terrorist cell composed of three individuals that were operating in the two countries. The security interventions conducted by elements of the special forces of the General Directorate of Territorial […]
Means to consolidate cooperation between Morocco and the United Kingdom in matters of defense for the promotion of peace and regional stability were discussed at separate meetings held in Rabat Tuesday by British Senior Defense Advisor to the Middle East and North Africa, Air Marshal Martin Elliot Sampson, with Minister Delegate in charge of the […]
Three years after the Hirak, Algeria has become an even more repressive country led by a ruthless military junta which continues to nurture hostility to France as a mantra of the regime, said former French ambassador to Algiers who warns that the ongoing collapse of Algeria will have repercussions on France. Xavier Driencourt served as […]