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The organizing committee of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) has cut down prices of local Pharaohs’ match in order to lure more Egyptians to support the home team. The move announced on Twitter, cuts prices of third category tickets from EGP200 ($12) to EGP150 ($9). The decision only applies to the group stage matches […]
The Procter & Gamble Company has named Morocco’s Omar Channawi CEO for the Middle East, Africa and Global Development Markets. He will also be responsible for the Trade Division for Asia Pacific, India, Middle East and Africa, covering a total of 105 countries. Omar Channawi, currently Procter & Gamble Business Vice President for Asia-Pacific and […]
The main source of foreign direct investment in Morocco in 2018 was Ireland, which accounted for 30% of FDIs flows, according to preliminary figures released by the Office des Changes. Thus, out of a total of 34.16 billion Dirhams, Ireland injected in Morocco 9.68 billion Dirhams (+ 6 billion dirhams in one year). France took […]
Morocco has confirmed its position as one of the top performing African economies, topping the Moubarack Lo ranking of emerging countries in 2017. The ranking, published for the second time by the research Group “Institut de l’Emergence”, headed by Senegalese economist and statistics engineer Moubarack Lo, was released on Wednesday in Dakar. Based on the […]
Italy’s Premier Giuseppe Conte has wooed Moroccan player and Ajax magic maker Hakim Ziyech to sign for the Italian top league club AS Roma. Conte, great fan of the Serie A team revealed his fondness for the 26-year old player, born in the Netherlands, in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport when asked if […]
Militants have killed 28 Nigerien soldiers in an ambush near the border with Mali, Niger government said. Earlier reports have announced that 17 soldiers were killed after the attack near the western village of Tongo Tongo. But the bodies of 11 more soldiers have been found, bringing the total number of casualties to 28 in […]
The second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2020) scheduled to take place in Kigali, Rwanda in September 2020 will target the execution of Intra-African trade deals worth more than $40 billion, President of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Prof. Benedict Oramah announced on Wednesday. The event, co-organized by Afreximbank and the African Union (AU), which is […]
The first-ever conference for exchange and cooperation between national and local authorities in Africa to address climate issues and support decentralization territorial approach of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), kicked off this Wednesday in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Ministers, mayors and heads of African municipalities will explore opportunities for cooperation and mutual assistance in this “Structured Dialogue” […]
France Tuesday announced President Emmanuel Macron wants to meet with Khalifa Haftar whose eastern Libyan National Army has been fighting to control capital Tripoli, few days after UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) leader asked the French leader to press the rebel general to cease his offensive. Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive on Tripoli early […]
Brazilian President has appointed Julio Glinternick Bitelli as Brazil’s new ambassador to Morocco, it was officially announced last week. The new envoy will replace incumbent Jose Humberto de Brito Cruz who is still in his position in the North African country. The nomination has been approved by the Senate, which approved several other appointments. Bitelli […]