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At the invitation of King Mohammed VI, President Emmanuel Macron is making a three-day state visit to Morocco starting Oct 28, marking a new beginning on solid foundations for the forward-looking Moroccan-French relations. The visit is part of the momentum ushered by Paris support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory, which was expressed in […]
Annual trade exchanges between Libya and Italy currently stand at approximately €9 billion, providing a solid foundation for future growth and economic collaboration. This figure, reported by Italy’s Nova news agency on October 27, on the eve of the Libyan-Italian Business Forum, scheduled for October 28 in Tripoli, underscores the significant economic interdependence between the […]
The IMF expects the Sub-Saharan African economy to grow by 3.6% in 2024 and 4.2% in 2025, noting that growth remains “subdued and uneven.” Resource-intensive countries continue to grow at about half the rate of the rest of the region, with oil exporters struggling the most, the IMF said in its regional economic outlook. “Factors […]
Turkey’s Foreign Minister will attend a Turkey-Africa ministerial meeting in Djibouti next week, in a bid to strengthen cooperation with the continent. The gathering, scheduled for November 2-3, will host representatives from 14 African countries and evaluate progress since the 2021 conference. Turkey has significantly increased its African presence, with trade growing nearly eight-fold and […]
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have conducted a devastating multi-day attack in Sudan’s Gezira province, killing more than 120 people and forcing over 46,500 residents to flee. Between October 20 and 25, RSF fighters terrorized villages and towns, shooting civilians and committing sexual violence against women and girls. The United Nations reported widespread looting of […]
The United States and France are Morocco’s strong allies, partners and longstanding friends. These two permanent members of UN Security Council are reportedly planning to open consulates in the Moroccan Sahara in the few coming weeks. The move is seen as a decisive step towards ending the Sahara conflict which is threatening regional peace and […]
Morocco holds a “strategic position” and fulfils an “essential mission” in preserving peace and security in the Middle East and Africa, Executive Director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) Robert Satloff said on Saturday in Marrakech. Satloff, who is leading a large delegation from the US think tank on a visit to […]
Special Representative of the US State Department for City and State Diplomacy, Ambassador Nina Hachigian, highlighted the importance of decentralized cooperation as a complement that strengthens the strategic partnership between Morocco and the United States, welcoming in this regard the contribution of the United States Conference of Mayors, whose President Andrew Ginther led a delegation […]
United Airlines launches New York-Marrakech flight US carrier United Airlines launched on Friday a direct flight from New York to Marrakech, a first by an American airline to Morocco and North Africa. Patrick Quayle, the US company’s Senior Vice President of Worldwide Network and Alliances, and several United Airlines executives, and 35 travel consultants from […]
The first-ever Global Conference on the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Advancing the Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), held in Rabat Oct.22-24, highlighted the potential of AI in advancing the peaceful uses of chemistry, enhancing verification capabilities, and strengthening chemical safety and security. A joint press release issued by Morocco’s National Authority for […]