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Morocco and Senegal have expressed their strong determination to work hand in hand to ensure the success of the Triple S Initiative (Sustainability, Stability and Security) in Africa. The two countries’ shared willingness was voiced lately at a meeting held in Addis Ababa by Head of Moroccan Govt Sâad Eddine El Othmani and Senegalese Minister […]
Spanish Socialist Prime minister Pedro Sanchez arrived this Monday in Morocco on his first official visit to the neighboring country since he took office in June. Pedro Sanchez is accompanied during this trip by Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska and will meet his Moroccan peer Saâd-Eddine El Othmani. Talks will focus on issues related to security […]
A plane of the Algerian airline carrying head of the Polisario separatist group, Barhim Ghali, was left waiting for long in Addis Ababa airport where no one came to welcome the President of the self-declared republic. No African Union or Ethiopian official came to receive the separatist leader who arrived in Addis Ababa to attend […]
The recent call launched by King Mohammed VI to neighboring Algeria for dialogue is an offer to address the challenges facing the two countries and the entire Maghreb region. This is the substance of Washington’s response to the King’s proposal for a direct, open and frank dialogue with Algeria to dispel the transient and objective […]
Dubai will play host next week to the 87th International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) General Assembly 2018. Held for the first time in the UAE, the INTERPOL General Assembly Nov. 18 through Nov.21 will bring together officials of public security departments and global experts to discuss vital safety and security issues, reported the UAE news […]
Trade between Morocco and France grew by an annual average rate of 5.8% between 2010 and 2017, standing at 109.3 billion dirhams, Morocco’s finance ministry said in its statistics. Between 2016 and 2017, trade between the two countries expanded by 6% as Moroccan exported 56.8 billion dirhams to France and imported 51.9 billion dirhams. France […]
Morocco’s high-speed line, the first of its kind in Africa, that has been inaugurated Thursday by King Mohammed VI and French President Emmanuel Macron, is a milestone rail achievement in the region. Also, it reflects the long-standing Moroccan-French friendship and stands out as an example of a “win-win” North-South partnership. Dubbed “Al Boraq”, this brand-new […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco and French President Emmanuel Macron were the first passengers to board Thursday the brand new Moroccan high-speed train at the revamped railway station in Tangier. The two heads of state have made a journey to Rabat aboard the TGV, baptized “Al Boraq”, inaugurating thus Africa’s first high-speed train, a landmark […]
The African Union on Wednesday called for a sanction regime against member states that would fail to make their annual financial contributions. African Union Commission chair Moussa Faki Mahamat announced the new measure in a speech at the 20th Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union, focused on the continental reform agenda, […]
French President Emmanuel Macron is expected this Thursday in Morocco, where he will attend the inauguration by King Mohammed VI of the Tangier-Casablanca high-speed train, the first in Africa. The French President will be accompanied by the business leaders who participated in the implementation of the TGV project. King Mohammed VI and the French head […]