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The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has granted Morocco $94 million to finance the kingdom’s inclusive socio-economic development program. The grant related agreement was signed Wednesday in Rabat. The inclusive socio-economic development program has three components, according to MAP. The first concerns an integrated local development program that will encompass the economic growth […]
Ethiopia plans to create about 3 million jobs in the 2019-2020 fiscal year. The announcement was made by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed while he was presenting the country’s annual report to the House of Peoples’ Representatives at the national parliament. In his address, he raised issues on sustaining economic development and peace and security, as […]
Nigeria’s presidency on Tuesday said the West African nation will sign the Africa free trade agreement at the coming African union summit. According to a statement posted on the presidency’s Twitter feed, Nigeria would sign onto the deal at the upcoming African Union extraordinary summit in Niamey, Niger. The Summit is taking place to celebrate […]
Moroccan parents willing to enroll their children in a foreign education system will soon have the option of British schools which add to already existing French, American, Spanish and Belgian schools. A delegation of British schools is currently prospecting for investment opportunities in education in Morocco which has allowed such schools to operate last May, […]
The European Union regards Morocco as a “key” partner in migration and security matters, said on Monday Paraskevi Michou, Director General for Migration and Home Affairs at the European Commission. “At the European Commission, we are committed to building a long-term relationship of trust with partner countries, including Morocco, which plays a key role in […]
The Spanish-Moroccan business forum opened Tuesday in Casablanca to discuss joint investment opportunities and partnership projects in the car industry, transports, renewable energy, water, agricultural technologies, agri-food industry, education and tourism. The two-day event, bringing together some 300 representatives of public administration and the private sector from both countries, aims to facilitate contacts between Moroccan […]
The newly inaugurated president of Panama Laurentino Nito Cortizo has voiced his willingness to develop cooperation ties with Morocco, serving the common interests of the two countries and people. Mr.Cortizo made the remarks during his meeting held on Monday in Panama City, with head of the Moroccan government Saad Eddine El Othmani who represented King […]
Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska has commended Morocco’s efforts to combat illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings. Opening a two-day international meeting held in Madrid under the co-chairmanship of Morocco and Spain, Fernando Grande-Marlaska said he was “particularly satisfied” for “the intense work developed with Morocco,” reported Spanish news agency EFE. According to EFE, […]
Moroccan navy and its northern Mediterranean partners are fostering their cooperation with the arrival of a European fleet of frigates and destroyers to Casablanca port to take part in a naval exercise. The sea military drills, baptized Multi Cooperative Exercise, will take place this week off Casablanca, said Far-Maroc the well-informed military facebook page. Prior […]
Forces loyal to east-based military commander Khalifa Haftar have released six Turkish sailors after Ankara threatened that Haftar’s Libyan National Army (LNA) would become “targets if they did not release the six Turkish citizens.” The Turkish foreign ministry’s spokesman Hami Aksoy said the sailors decided to continue working and have gone aboard a ship owned […]