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Algerian regime in disarray after media reports on King’s attendance of Arab summit

Both Jeune Afrique and Charq Al Awsat announced that King Mohammed VI of Morocco will attend the Arab summit, a news that trapped an Algerian regime who made hostility to Morocco its doctrine. Although there is no official confirmation yet from the Royal palace on who will attend the summit, the news in itself has […]

Business Headlines Morocco

Three regions dominate Morocco’s GDP with 60%

The regions of Casablanca, Rabat and Tangier have created 60% of Morocco’s GDP in 2020, with five other regions contributing by 33%, the high commission for planning said. Morocco’s GDP dropped to $115 billion in 2020 under the double impact of the pandemic and drought. The three leading economic regions are also demographically dense compared […]

Algeria Headlines

UNHRC: Washington decries human rights violations in Algeria

The United States has slammed in Geneva the serious human rights violations committed by Algerian authorities against civilians and pro-democracy activists. Addressing the ongoing 51st Session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the U.S. Delegate denounced the growing restrictions imposed on freedom of expression, assembly and association. The Algerian regime uses new penal code […]

Americas Headlines International Morocco

Sahara: Twinning Accord between Dakhla and U.S. Great Neck

Dakhla, pearl of the Moroccan Sahara, signed on Tuesday a twinning agreement with Great Neck, located in the State of New York, within the frame of the decentralized cooperation set between Morocco and the United States, two allies & partner countries. The agreement was inked by president of Dakhla municipal Council, Erragheb Hormatallah and mayor […]

Headlines International Morocco

Moroccan Top General El Farouk Belkhir Holds Talks with Chief of General Staff of Israeli Defense Forces

Moroccan top general El Farouk Belkhir, Inspector General and Commander of the South Zone, held a meeting this Tuesday in Tel Aviv with Lieutenant General Aviv Cohavi, Chief of General Staff of the Israeli Defense Forces, said a statement from the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR). The two officials discussed issues of […]

Finance Headlines Morocco

WB supports Morocco’s North-East Economic Development Project with over €236 Mln funding

Morocco and the World Bank signed on Monday in Rabat a €236.7 million loan agreement for the funding of the North-East Economic Development Project destined to improve transport connectivity and rev up the private sector growth in the North-Eastern region of the Kingdom. The agreement was inked by Economy & Finance minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui […]

Business Europe Headlines International Morocco

Spanish business operators explore investment opportunities in Dakhla

A large delegation of Spanish business operators on Monday visited several completed and ongoing projects in the Moroccan Southern city of Dakhla to explore the investment opportunities offered by this region. On this occasion, the economic actors and business leaders said they were “impressed” by the investment opportunities and the quality of infrastructure in Dakhla, […]

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Canada’s Aya Gold & Silver enhances its investments in Morocco

Canada’s mining company Aya Gold & Silver announced on Monday it reached an agreement with Morocco’s National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM) to acquire its 15 pc interest in the Zgounder project and five adjacent permits to the Zgounder Silver Mine for $6.5 million. ONHYM will maintain its 3% royalty on the Zgounder property, […]

Business Emerging Markets

Kenya’s fresh avocados hit Chinese market amid hopes of tackling trade deficit

Kenya has started exporting its fresh avocados — dubbed as “green gold” — to China, which is seen as a step in Beijing’s elaborate plan to increase imports from Africa to help balance the trade between China and the continent. The first batch of fresh avocados grown in Kenya and destined for the Chinese market […]

Energy

Africa’s first hydrogen power plant in Namibia to produce electricity by 2024

The green hydrogen power plant in Namibia — the first in Africa — will start producing clean electricity power, 24 hours a day all-year round, by 2024. French independent power producer HDF Energy expects that, once operational, its Swakopmund green hydrogen power plant, built to the tune of $181mil., will boost electricity supply in the […]