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Moroccan Security forces have put a Danish man sought after by Interpol on the deportation list for crimes committed at home. The judicial police of Marrakech nabbed on May 11 the 30-year old man who illegally entered the North African country on false identity, the national security directorate (DGSN) said. The suspect forged his id […]
Nike has accused Moroccan sportswear maker AS Sport, which has been picked to outfit the Mauritanian national soccer team at the African Cup of Nations of plagiarism because the designer has copied the front used in the jersey of the English national team at 2018 World Cup. The accusation came from Craig Ward, a designer […]
After the UN Security Council adopted on April 30 resolution 2468 on the Sahara with an overwhelming majority, a resolution in which the US played a crucial role consolidating Morocco’s stand, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita held lately intensive meetings with US officials in Washington-DC. According to reliable sources cited by Hespress website, Mr. Bourita held […]
Lima-based Peruvian Solidarity Council with SADR, the Sahara republic, self-proclaimed by the Polisario with the support of Algeria, has dropped its support for an “independent” entity as claimed by the Polisario and urged the separatist movement to align itself with Morocco’s proposal for autonomy that is backed by the UN Security Council and world powers. […]
Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved $1 billion Chinese loan from Chinese EXIM Bank for the development of the Gurara II hydroelectric project in Kaduna State in the north of the country. The Gurara II hydroelectric dam will produce 360 MW. The Gurara River is already serving to generate 30 MW of electricity and […]
President Ali Bongo Ondimba Tuesday dismissed his Vice-President and the minister of forestry, a statement of the presidential office said without elaborating on the rationales. Maganga Moussavou has been Vice President of the Central African country since 2017 after the restauration of the position. Moussavou, from the opposition lost to Ali Bongo during the 2016 […]
The two Norwegian students expelled lately from Morocco were “deliberately” sent back to the Kingdom to provoke an incident, catch the attention and stir the emotion of the Norwegian people, says a press release issued by the Moroccan Embassy in Oslo. Following the news published by Norwegian newspapers on the arrest and deportation of two […]
A new report released by the German Solar Association (BSW-Solar) and the Becquerel Institute have revealed that with the arrival of many international investors and the race for solar projects, Africa is on track to multiply its current solar capacity six-fold or 30 gigawatts (GW) by 2030. According to the Solarise Africa Market Report, the […]
Spain has maintained its position as Morocco’s first trading partner in the first quarter of 2019, both in terms of exports and imports, according to latest data released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Spanish exports to Morocco reached €2,091 million at the end of March, a decrease of 1.28 pc compared […]
Moroccan Minister Delegate for African Cooperation Mohcine Jazouli is visiting Côte d’Ivoire since Monday to check on the progress made in the projects launched within the frame of the bilateral agreements signed before King Mohammed VI and President Alassane Ouattara. During the visit, Jazouli co-chaired in Abidjan with Secretary General of Ivorian Ministry of Foreign […]