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Algeria’s Foreign Minister Sabri Boukadoum was set back on his heels after a trip to Spain in which he failed to return with a statement backing his country’s support for separatism. Boukadoum was rather viewed as an official from a country whose nationals continue to top those who die while making the risky sea journey […]
As the new Libyan Government of National Unity is endeavoring to unify State institutions and pacify the country, queues are being formed for the opening of diplomatic representations in the North African country. So, after France reopened its embassy in Tripoli on Monday, China announced plans to re-open its embassy in the Libyan capital, […]
Morocco’s Central Bank (Bank Al-Maghrib) and its Hungarian peer Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB) have agreed, under an agreement, to foster their cooperation in banking digitalization and innovation in financial services. The agreement, which was signed on Monday, also deals with risk management related to digitalization as well as cybersecurity and digital transformation. Speaking on this […]
Moroccan authorities have decided to temporarily suspend air links to and from France and Spain, extending thus the list of countries with which air links have been banned, in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. The suspension of air links with the two European countries comes into effect as of Tuesday March 30, […]
It is high time France and the European Union supported Morocco in its position concerning the Sahara, underlined, on Monday, Senator Claude Kern, vice-president of the European Affairs Committee at the French Senate. “Morocco is today, for France and Europe, a real bridge with Africa,” the Senator of Bas-Rhin said in a statement after […]
The success of the vaccination campaign against Covid-19 in Morocco continues to raise admiration around the world, where many media have lavishly commented on the progress of this operation, which made it possible to vaccinate 4.3 million people since its launch on Jan.28 by King Mohammed VI. And so far, over 3.3 million have received […]
Amethis MENA Fund II, which is exclusively dedicated to North Africa and the Middle East, has announced the signing of a majority investment in Magriser Group, one of the pioneers in the distribution and installation of turnkey micro-irrigation and solar pumping systems in Morocco. This is the first operation of Amethis MENA Fund II, dedicated […]
The European Union is called upon to play a “leading role” in reviving talks between the parties for the final settlement of the conflict over the Sahara, underlined former Spanish Foreign Minister Ana Palacio. The status quo in the Sahara – and in the Maghreb more broadly – cannot last, noted the former Spanish […]
French President Emmanuel Macron for the first time officially recognized the responsibility of France in the disorder which has been shaking Libya and part of Africa for ten years. “We owe a debt to Libya, very clear: a decade of disorder, » said President Macron while receiving the new Libyan leaders, Tuesday March 23 at […]
The Dutch government, on Tuesday, condemned the recent incidents at the Moroccan consulates in Den Bosh and Utrecht and promised to take all security and judicial measures against the perpetrators of such hostile acts against Morocco’s national symbols. “These acts are unacceptable,” said Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok in response to questions from MP Martijn […]