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Morocco will team up with Spain and Portugal in a joint bid to organize the 2030 World Cup, said King Mohammed VI. This came in a Royal message read out by education and sports minister at a ceremony in Kigali during which accolades were offered to the King of Morocco and Rwanda’s president for their […]
In Somalia, at least 5 people have been killed and 11 wounded, including a governor, in a suicide bombing in Bardhere in the southwestern Gedo region on Tuesday March 14.The al-Shabab militant group immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing. “A suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden vehicle into a guesthouse in Bardera where government officials were […]
The Outstanding Achievement Award of the President of African Football Confederation (CAF) was granted this year to King Mohammed VI in recognition of the Monarch’s contributions for the development of sport at home and across Africa. The trophy was handed over by CAF President Patrice Motsepe to minister of national education and Sports, Chakib Benmoussa […]
Eric Laurent and Catherine Graciet, two French journalists prosecuted in France for extortion and blackmail against Morocco’s King, were each sentenced to a 12-month prison sentence and a €10,000 fine. The two journalists were being sued for asking several million euros in exchange for not publishing a book on the Kingdom in 2015. In November […]
Moroccan Foreign Minister received, Tuesday, a phone call from his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. The phone talks focused on the development of bilateral relations in the framework of mutual respect, constructive dialogue and strengthening sectoral cooperation, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The two sides also discussed regional and international issues, the […]
Head of EU Diplomacy Josep Borrell called, on Monday during his two-day visit to Algiers, for a solution to Algeria’s barriers on trade with Spain, introduced in June 2022. “The barriers introduced [by Algeria] to trade with Spain, since June 2022, must find a solution,” said the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign […]
The Royal Bahraini Air Force has taken delivery of a first of 16 Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 fighter jets in Greenville, S.C., during a ceremony held last week to mark the occasion, reported the website breaking defense, quoting a press release by Lockheed. The first batch of four aircraft are expected to actually arrive […]
Amnesty International and other human rights groups have condemned the recent attacks in northern Nigeria that left at least 35 people killed and called on the country’s authorities to end the sectarian violence. At least 366 people were killed in southern Kaduna state in northern Nigeria, between January and July of 2020, Amnesty International (AI) […]
Morocco, a key supplier of tomatoes to European and West African markets, is expected to ease its export restrictions as production improves with the end of the cold waves. The country had placed restrictions on exports of tomatoes to West African markets after prices soared to more than 15 dirhams per kilo in the local […]
The number of registered business projects in Tanzania increased by 128% in February, highlighting the success of the government’s pro-business stance that is sending a positive message to prospective investors. The 7,370 jobs expected from the new projects in February represent a 493% increase over those created by projects registered a year ago, according to […]