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Morocco’s OCP group, which elaborated a program to support African farmers as the continent faces a food security crisis, has donated 5,000 tons of fertilizers to smallholder farmers in Mauritania and struck a partnership with Kenya’s Ministry of Agriculture to launch soil mapping exercises for over 100 participants. The fertilizers donated to Mauritania will benefit […]
London’s High Court ruled Monday (19 December) that the government’s controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is legal, whereby the decision comes as UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stakes his future on stopping a record number of migrant arrivals in small boats. Under a deal struck by the British government with Kigali in […]
Belgian group Solvay, specializing in chemicals, will increase its investments in Morocco to support the green transition of various sectors, in particular automotive and aeronautics and renewable energies under a Memorandum of Understanding it signed with the Moroccan Ministry of Industry and Trade. The Belgian group will increase its investments in Morocco to support the […]
Kenyan president William Ruto is looking for a deal between Kenya Airways and Delta Air Lines to turn around the fortunes of the country’s national carrier which last recorded profits 10 years ago. During the Washington US-Africa Business Summit, one of Ruto’s major goals was to get investors to help the struggling Kenya Airways. The […]
King Mohammed VI has congratulated the Moroccan football team for their brilliant performance and resounding achievement at the Qatar 2022 World Cup, where they reached the semi-finals, a first for Moroccan, Arab and African soccer. In a message of congratulations the king addressed to the members of the national soccer team following their historic and […]
Participants at a meeting held Friday in Washington on the role of Nigeria and Morocco in regional cooperation and the future of the energy sector in Africa, stressed that both countries can benefit from the transformation of the global energy market needs, and that this strong bilateral partnership plays an important role in securing the […]
Defense ministers of member countries of the “5+5 Defense” Initiative have agreed in Rabat to enhance further their cooperation in maritime surveillance, aviation security, risk management, military training and interoperability. During their 18th meeting held Friday with the participation of France, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Malta, Morocco, Mauritania, Libya and Tunisia, the ministers approved action plan […]
Senegal will build across the territory 38 modern vocational training Centers to meet urgent demands, Secretary General of the Ministry of Vocational Training, Apprenticeship and Inclusion said Thursday. “At the moment I am speaking to you, there is an important project of construction of 38 vocational training centers to ensure a complete number of state-of-art […]
Côte d’Ivoire is set to inaugurate its solar energy plant, the country’s energy Director announced Thursday, adding that over 7,000 green energy projects are being developed. “After having experimented fossil fuels and hydroelectricity, Côte d’Ivoire, which is rich in renewable energy potential, is about to commission its first solar power plant, marking its intention to […]
France’s support for the autonomy initiative to end the regional dispute over the Sahara remains “clear and steady” said French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna. Colonna made the statement at a news conference in Rabat with her Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita after talks that raised the means to bolster ties. “Regarding the Moroccan autonomy plan, our […]