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The French Development Agency (AFD) has vowed to support the development momentum in the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region through strategic partnerships with local stakeholders. The pledge was made by AFD CEO Rémy Rioux in a statement on behalf of the French state, following a meeting in Dakhla on Monday, with the Wali of the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab […]
Hungarian companies are interested in investing in the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region which is offering huge business opportunities in various sectors including tourism, agriculture, fisheries, and renewable energy. The remarks were made Monday by Hungarian Ambassador to Morocco Miklis Tromler during a visit to the Moroccan Sahara. The diplomat said he was impressed by the socioeconomic […]
French development agency (AFD) offered a financing of 350 million euros in support of decarbonization efforts led by Morocco’s phosphates and derivatives giant OCP. A deal was signed between the two institutions on May 12, as OCP seeks more funding for its 13 billion-dollar decarbonization plan. OCP had announced a plan to use100% clean energy […]
France said it will take a “firm” and “proportionate” response, after Algeria asked more French diplomats to leave the country. Algeria has declared 15 French diplomats persona non grata and asked them to immediately leave the country, in a new episode of an escalating tension between the two countries. The Algerian decision is part of […]
In a bold stride toward digital integration and technological advancement, Libya has inaugurated on May 11 the Medusa submarine cable project—an 8,700-kilometre undersea lifeline linking the North African nation directly to Europe. Spearheaded by the Libyan Post, Telecommunications and Information Technology Company (LPTIC), the initiative is being lauded as a transformative step in positioning Libya […]
Moroccan Star of Paris Saint-Germain team, Achraf Hakimi, has been awarded the 2025 Marc-Vivien Foé Award, an honor that recognizes the best African player in France’s Ligue 1. The Moroccan right-back is the first PSG player ever to have received the award since its inception in 2009. Presented by France 24 and Radio France Internationale, […]
Authorities in Morocco and Spain expect the number of passengers crossing from Europe to the Kingdom to increase with 12,000 ferry trips made available, up 8.4% from last year, to facilitate the operation. The crossing, dubbed Marhaba (welcome), marks the start of the holiday season for Moroccans living in Europe coming back to spend holidays […]
The French Development Agency (AFD) group is planning significant investments worth around €150 million in Morocco’s southern provinces, announced the Agency’s CEO, Rémy Rioux. Rioux, who is on a working visit to Morocco at the head of a high-level delegation, said at a press briefing, in Laayoune on Saturday, that “the AFD Group will now […]
King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, has sent a message of congratulations to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on his investiture to the papal mission, wherein the Monarch emphasized that the Kingdom of Morocco and the Holy See are united by an unwavering commitment to peace and the principles of living together, and expressed […]
The CEO of the French Development Agency (AFD), Rémy Rioux, who is on a working visit to Morocco, announced that he will be carrying out a field mission in the Kingdom’s Southern Provinces. The announcement was made by Rioux during a press briefing following a meeting, in Rabat Friday, with Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser […]