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Two senior Belgian politicians have called on the European Union to support the Autonomy Plan for the Sahara, proposed by Morocco, a reliable EU partner. Louis Michel, former State Minister, and Jacques Brotchi, honorary President of the Belgian Senate, issued on Saturday a joint statement, urging the European Union to back the autonomy solution under […]
France, an ally and a historic strategic partner of Morocco, must be part of the dynamic prompted by the US recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara, said on Thursday Benjamin Griveaux, member of the French National Assembly and co-founder of La République en Marche, the Presidential majority party. The United States’ has recently […]
While Algeria is facing an acute financial crisis and while protests are erupting across the country, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is hospitalized in Germany since October 28, 2020, after he was affected by coronavirus. Aside from the power vacuum due to the President’s long absence, his hospitalization is very costly for the country. Actually, according to […]
“Le Piston Français” Group, a major player in aeronautical supply chain, has reinforced its presence in Morocco with the opening on Wednesday of a second plant in Casablanca industrial zone. The French company has invested over €6 million in the new production site built over a 4000 m2. It will employ 100 engineers, specialized technicians, […]
The European Commission and the High Representative on Tuesday adopted a joint communication proposing an ambitious and innovative new Agenda for the Mediterranean, meant to relaunch and strengthen the strategic partnership between the European Union and its Southern Neighborhood partners. The new Agenda is based on the conviction that by working together and in a […]
Morocco’s energy and mining ministry gave a permit for London-listed Emmerson PLC to start building its 100% owned mine in Khemisset which will be Africa’s largest potash mine. The license provides the Company with the exclusive right to develop and mine the potash deposit in the Khemisset basin ahead of the anticipated initiation of construction […]
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has recently released its 2020 World Democracy Report, ranking Algeria among the countries that have suffered a worrying and alarming regression. The report published in January by The Economist Intelligence Unit unveiled the ranking of democratic countries in the world in 2020 where Algeria occupies the 115th place out […]
Opening a French Consulate and cultural center in the Moroccan Saharan city of Dakhla is what French MP M’Jid El Guerrab is pushing for, following the American recognition of Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Sahara and US decision to install a consulate in the Sahara city. In his capacity as an elected MP […]
Libya’s envoy to the UN, Taher El Sonni, advised Belgium to renounce its intention to seize €49 million in favor of GSDT, an NGO owned by Belgian Prince Laurent. El Sooni Twitted that Belgium was trying to take advantage of this stage, as Libyans are busy preparing for a new political and peaceful period, […]
Morocco and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) launched on Thursday the second phase of the country program which enables the Kingdom to benefit from the OECD expertise and support in public governance, inclusive economic growth, gender equality, human capital development, the fight against corruption… The 2nd phase of the Morocco Country Program […]