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The US has scaled down its aid to Africa but kept supporting and funding for the Lobito corridor which will give its industry access to rare minerals, key to the energy transition. The Lobito Corridor is a major trans-African infrastructure project designed to connect the mineral-rich regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and […]
Severe austerity measures imposed by international financial institutions on some of the poorest African countries led to public spending cuts, which affected the wages of teachers and health workers in particular, ActionAid said. Teachers across Africa are bearing the brunt of austerity, losing up to 50% of their real income over five years, while nearly […]
As part of the Morocco-U.S. military cooperation in disaster management, an exercise to counter Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) took place on Tuesday at the military port of Agadir. This operation is part of the joint Moroccan-American African Lion 2025. The exercise is primarily focused on the conduct of reconnaissance operations, the neutralization of improvised […]
The Global Falcon Energy Materials Company has partnered with Fluoralpha firm to speed up development of a pilot anode Plant for the production of coated spherical purified graphite (CSPG) at Jorf Lasfar, near Casablanca, in Morocco. “We are very pleased to welcome Fluoralpha to our consortium,” said Matthieu Bos, Falcon’s CEO, in a press release […]
The Fifth Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, held on Tuesday in Rabat, is an important step towards strengthening the momentum of peace in the Middle-East, several Foreign Ministers taking part in the meeting stressed. Speaking during the event dubbed “Sustaining Momentum for the Peace Process: Lessons Learned, Success Stories and Steps […]
The proposed two-state solution for the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the cornerstone for security and stability in the Middle-East region, said on Tuesday Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita. In an opening address to the 5th meeting of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, organized in Rabat by Morocco in […]
Morocco’s leading construction company TGCC has established a foothold in the Saudi Arabian market through a strategic partnership with Naif Alrajhi Investment, according to an announcement made Monday. The agreement will enable TGCC’s Middle East subsidiary to collaborate on construction projects developed by the Saudi investment group in the Gulf kingdom. This partnership represents TGCC’s […]
Following months of consistent military advances against its paramilitary rival, Sudan’s army chief on Monday, May 19, named Kamil al-Taib Idris as the nation’s first Prime minister since the civil war broke out in the country two years ago. Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, the head of the military, has long praised Kamil al-Taib Idris for taking […]
Attijariwafa bank’s Club Afrique Développement (CAD) successfully conducted its 41st multisector mission in Egypt on May 14-15, 2025. Organized in partnership with Attijariwafa bank Egypt, the event brought together over 300 top economic and institutional decision-makers from 12 African countries, reinforcing the Club’s pivotal role in developing intra-African trade. The mission attracted delegates from Cameroon, […]
A high-level parliamentary delegation from Ghana is visiting Morocco to foster parliamentary cooperation ties with the Kingdom and look into ways of boosting trade exchanges and partnership in agriculture, air transportation, education, employment, and sustainable development. Led by Chairperson of the foreign Affairs Committee Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije, the delegation held on Monday in Rabat separate […]