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Royal Advisor André Azoulay represented King Mohammed VI at the inaugural session of the Paris Peace Forum, which brings together heads of state and government, leaders of international organizations and civil society actors, including non-governmental organizations, private companies, trade unions, think tanks, experts, journalists and the media, from the South and North to improve global […]
Ondas Holdings Inc., a leading provider of private industrial wireless networks, commercial drones & automated data solutions, announced Thursday it has signed a deal with Maghrebnet, a Moroccan vendor specialized in information technologies, security, networks, telecoms and renewable energies. Through this partnership, Ondas expands into the Moroccan and broader North African market, offering advanced drone […]
UK Yourgene Health company (part of Novacyt group, a leader in molecular diagnostics, has launched the first non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) in Morocco at the Centre de Biologie Riad in Rabat. By offering this advanced service, the Moroccan Laboratory can broaden its offering and provide pregnant women fast, reliable results that reduce the need for […]
Africa Development Bank (AfDB) has announced the launch of the Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones Alliance (SAPZ) to mobilize at least $2 billion in financing and investment commitments from its members to develop the continent’s food and agribusiness industry over the next five years. The project has been hailed as a significant step towards making Africa […]
King Mohammed VI is represented by the Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch at three summit meetings hosted by Riyadh. The Head of Government arrived in Riyadh on Thursday evening to represent the King at the emergency Arab summit and the extraordinary Islamic summit scheduled for Saturday, which will both focus on developments of the situation […]
At least twenty people, including women and children, have been killed and another ten injured in a dawn raid on a village by Anglophone separatists in western Cameroon, where these rebels and the army have been fighting each other for seven years. The English-speaking gunmen attacked a village in a neighborhood in the town of […]
After days of talks in Jeddah, the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have agreed to commit to facilitating humanitarian aid and implement trust-building measures, but a ceasefire is yet to be agreed upon. A joint statement by Saudi Arabia, the United States, and the regional African bloc Intergovernmental Authority […]
Horn of Africa is concerned about a new war in the battle-scarred region after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s call for a direct port access on the Red Sea, asserting that access to the sea is an existential question. Ethiopia is abuzz with rumors of a looming war in the region after Abiy reportedly told […]
Morocco has renewed its urgent call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, reaffirming its rejection of any form of violence against civilians and stressing the need to put an end to the dangerous situation which is no longer acceptable on legal and humanitarian levels. Representing Morocco at an international conference held Thursday in Paris, Fouad […]
the European Investment Bank (EIB) will extend the Mohammed VI Fund for Investment (FM6I) a new financing package worth €500 million. The Mohammed VI Fund for Investment (FM6I) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a mandate letter covering a financing package of 500 million euros for the Fund. The financing-related mandate letter, signed […]