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President of Kenya, William Ruto, has sent a message to King Mohammed VI. The message was handed over to Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita by Abraham Korir Singoei, Kenya’s Principal Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Special Envoy of Kenyan President. In a statement to the press following talks with Bourita, Singoei said that in […]
A final investment decision (FID) to build the Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline is expected to be reached by the end of 2024, chief of state-owned Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) said. The pipeline, to cost about $25 billion, runs 7000 kilometers both on-shore but mostly offshore. “There is ongoing engagement on the Nigeria Morocco Gas Pipeline […]
The violations suffered by women at the hands of the Algeria-backed polisario separatists in the Tindouf camps were denounced during an event organized in New York by the International Network of Liberal Women (INLW). In a declaration adopted at the end of the event held on the sidelines of the 68th session of the UN […]
Spain is committed to further improving ties with Morocco, said the Spanish Foreign Minister, describing Morocco as a “key partner.” “Spain should have the best relations with a neighbor like Morocco. This is a rule of our foreign policy and state policy,” foreign minister Jose Manuel Albares told the Spanish Senate. “Morocco is a key […]
Campaigning for the upcoming presidential election is in full swing in Senegal, as the country’s voters will head to the polls this Sunday (24 March), in which as many as 93 candidates, including six women, initially declared their intent to run. But this year, the total of 19 presidential candidates that were ultimately confirmed, were […]
Unidentified assailants have reportedly shot dead 15 individuals in South Sudan’s Pibor region, including its commissioner, just as a new UN report found that the number of people affected by violence in the country surged by 35% in the last three months of 2023 due to ongoing inter-communal conflict. “The commissioner and his team visited […]
Air France has lost up to 65 million euros after its business in the Sahel was disrupted by a ban by coup countries: Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger. The ban has forced the French carrier to direct its routes to central Africa with the announcement of a partnership with Afrijet, a Gabonese airline, la Nouvelle […]
French bank, Société Générale, has informed Morocco’s Central Bank of its intention to leave the country, as part of a plan to withdraw from the African continent, Central Bank governor Abdellatif Jouahri said. Moroccan media has reported over the past few days that the French bank was planning to sell its Morocco branch to Saham […]
The State Department has approved the sale to Morocco of Javelin missiles, an advanced portable anti-tank weapon system expected to strengthen further the Kingdom’s military capabilities. The North African Kingdom has requested to buy 612 Javelin FGM-148F missiles, (including twelve (12) fly-to-buy missiles) and two hundred (200) Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Units (LWCLUs). The $260 […]
The slogan “YallaVamos 2030” and the visual identity of the joint Morocco-Portugal-Spain bid for the 2030 World Cup were unveiled on Tuesday in Lisbon, marking a significant milestone in the joint bid for the 2030 World Cup. The event, attended by the heads of the Moroccan and Portuguese football federations, Fouzi Lekjaa and Fernando Gomes, […]