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As the world marked World Health Day on 7 April, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has highlighted air pollution — most notably in fast-growing cities in Africa — as a top danger that the governments on the continent need to resolve. Experts and organizations working for cleaner air in Africa have recently met in Cameroon’s […]
Amid intense competition with the United States to dominate Artificial Intelligence (AI), China has recently hosted a forum attended by a number of African countries designed to deepen a collaboration in the field of AI governance. Hosted by Cyberspace Administration of China, the country’s internet watchdog, the China-Africa Internet Development and Cooperation Forum urged Beijing […]
Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström commended the unwavering commitment and leadership role of King Mohammed VI in promoting the values of coexistence and inter-faith dialogue. Speaking at an Iftar (fast-breaking meal) hosted by the Moroccan Embassy in Stockholm on Monday, Billström stressed that Morocco represents “a unique model of tolerance.” He took the […]
Voices are rising at the FIFA, urging the Confederation of African Football to take action against the Algerian authorities for using procrastination tactics to prevent the deployment of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) at a CAF quarter finals game played lately in Algiers between “USM Alger” and “Rivers United” of Nigeria. The African football governing body […]
The major humanitarian operation launched by Rabat-based Bayt Mal Al Quds Asharif Agency, in accordance with the instructions of King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al Quds Committee, during Ramadan 1445H, came to an end on Monday evening at the end of the holy month. The Agency presented the results of this large-scale operation […]
Sensing an incoming shift in Kenya’s standing on Moroccan Sahara, Algeria’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf travelled on Monday to Nairobi in a bid to beg President William Ruto not to change course and support Morocco’s territorial integrity. According to press reports, the Algerian desperate move comes amidst news that President Ruto is preparing his […]
Senegal will conduct a comprehensive audit of the oil, gas and mining sectors, according to the newly elected President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, who, however, also thought to reassure jittery investors they were welcome in the country. The audit is one of the first policy moves announced by the 44-year-old former tax inspector who stated that […]
With Sudan’s war about to enter its second year next week, the country has been embroiled in a fierce conflict with two rival military factions led by powerful generals at loggerheads, with Sudanese civilians suffering the consequences of a one-year bloody conflict with no end in sight. Fighting in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces […]
Morocco’s state-owned OCP Group and Australian Fortescue Energy have announced a Joint Venture (JV) destined to supply green hydrogen, ammonia, and fertilizers to Morocco, Europe, and international markets. The JV will also contribute to the development of manufacturing facilities and a R&D hub to advance renewable energy industry in Morocco. Mostafa Terrab, CEO of OCP […]
Morocco is the first country to have delivered humanitarian aid directly by land for Gaza and Al-Quds populations, thanks to the far-sighted vision and leadership of King Mohammed VI, underlined the Kingdom’s ambassador to the United Nations, Omar Hilale. Speaking at a meeting of the UN General Assembly held Monday on the use of […]