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The Democratic Republic of Congo will host in 2028 the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) of female handball at the request of the African handball governing body CAHB. Amos Mbayo, chair of the Congolese handball federation (FEHAND), indicated that his organization cannot turn down the request. “The DRC did not bid for the organization of […]
Egypt and India unveiled Sunday the cornerstone for a polyethylene (PET) production factory to cost a $110 million investment, in Ain Sokhna, Suez governorate. The project is planned to have a production capacity of 30,000 tons per month, Ahram Online reports. The construction will go through two phases, the first starting during the first half […]
The head of Catholic Church Pope Francis Sunday called on Tunisian youth “not to lose hope and build a future of peace and fraternity in face of economic and social challenges.” Addressing 100,000 people gathered at the Saint Peter’s Square, in the Vatican, the Pope touched on ongoing conflicts around the world and called for […]
Another proof of the dangerous collusion between the Algeria-backed Polisario and Hezbollah, close to Iran, has just been unveiled by the Defense Channel of the i24NEWS news outlet, which pointed out that “if Europeans do not become aware of this problem today, tomorrow, it will already be too late.” An exclusive report by the Defense […]
The Executive Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) reaffirmed the importance of the role of the Al-Quds Committee, chaired by King Mohammed VI, in facing up the dangerous policies implemented by the Israeli occupation authorities in Al-Quds Asharif. This came in the final statement issued following the extraordinary open-ended meeting of the Organization’s […]
The French foreign ministry said that France’s relations with Morocco were excellent and that authorities in the two countries maintain regular contacts in a context of what many analysts describe as a silently brewing crisis due to Paris’ vocal support for the military regime in Algeria. The statement was made Friday at a press conference […]
Three opposition parties called for the creation of a fact-finding mission to look into imports of Russian diesel in Morocco with a focus on prices in fuel stations. Due to Western sanctions, Russian diesel is the cheapest on the market. But, some Moroccan consumers deplore that prices in fuel stations remain high. Opposition parties, PPS, […]
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPCL) will invest $12.5 billion to secure a 50% stake in the $25 billion Nigeria-Morocco gas pipeline project. This historic project is expected to set a record as the world’s longest offshore gas pipeline, covering some 5,600 km across 11 African countries. NNPCL and Morocco’s National Office of Hydrocarbons and […]
The security situation and risks associated with it at the regional level, and the terrorist threats, especially in the Sahel-Saharan region, were at the focus of a meeting held in Rabat Friday by Director General of Territory Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, and visiting Director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), William Burns. Talks focused on […]
During the ongoing holy month of Ramadan, millions of Muslims around Africa are feeling the pinch of inflation, as food and energy prices have been soaring in the wake of the Russia- Ukraine war and also due to the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change-related events on the global economy. African countries, […]