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Senegal has reiterated firm support for the Royal initiative for Atlantic Africa seeking to transform Africa’s Atlantic coast into a zone of shared prosperity, offering Sahel countries access to the Ocean and promoting economic integration, energy security, and regional stability. The supportive stand was voiced by Speaker of Senegalese National Assembly El Malick Ndiaye during […]
Economic cooperation between Morocco and Spain continues to deepen in the agri-food industry, with investors from both countries demonstrating strong interest in biscuit manufacturing and industrial bread production. Competition authorities recently disclosed several major concentration operations signaling this growing partnership. The Moroccan Competition Council announced that Mexican multinational Grupo Bimbo S.A.B. de C.V., through its […]
Morocco, Germany and Spain have assessed the levels of coordination and cooperation between their respective security departments in areas of common security and intelligence interest, with focus on the fight against terrorism, irregular migration, drug trafficking, cybercrime, as well as coordination in the field of sports security. This came during a tripartite working meeting that […]
The United States has suspended foreign assistance to Ayod County in Jonglei State and is reviewing aid to Western Bahr el Ghazal, citing repeated interference, exploitation and theft by South Sudanese officials targeting American-funded programs. In a statement issued on Thursday, the US Embassy in Juba said the suspension in Ayod County took immediate effect, […]
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Thursday called for the immediate transition to the second phase of the US peace plan during a phone conversation with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, according to a foreign ministry statement. Abdelatty pressed for a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, the establishment of a technocratic committee to administer the […]
Four matches, eight giants and one goal: a spot in the Africa Cup of Nations semifinals. The quarterfinals, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, promise African fans a concentrated dose of skill, history, and rivalry. Over the past twenty years, nine out of ten continental titles have been claimed by teams that reached the quarterfinal stage […]
The United States is stepping up pressure on Algeria to rethink its position on the Sahara, as Washington reaffirms its full support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the territory and its autonomy plan. In a new interview with the Lebanese newspaper Annahar, Massad Boulos, President Donald Trump’s senior adviser for Arab and African affairs, made it […]
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed ties with Morocco as being in an “excellent” state, and highlighted major opportunities to deepen what he called an “exceptional, strengthened partnership” with the Kingdom. Opening the annual Conference of French Ambassadors in Paris, Macron stressed the need to reinforce strategic alliances amid an increasingly unstable global landscape. “We believe […]
King Mohammed VI has voiced resolve to strengthen the ever close and solidary cooperation with the Central African Republic at both the bilateral and continental levels. In a message of congratulations he sent to President Faustin-Archange Touadéra on his re-election to CAR’s Presidency, the Monarch expressed his wish for the further enrichment of the deep […]
Morocco and Switzerland are gearing up to deploy the “Solar Rooftop 500” program, a joint cooperation initiative aiming to install 500 MW of new, grid connected rooftop photovoltaic (PV) systems across the Kingdom’s commercial and industrial sectors by 2030. This is the first mitigation project in North Africa and Middle East Region under Article 6.2 […]