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China is using new hybrid logistics links or multimodal rail-sea lines to bypass cargo chokepoints in an effort to speed up trade with Africa, where it is the largest trading partner. New rail-sea hybrid transport options stretching from western China as far as Europe, which are speeding up goods movement to Africa, imply the belt […]
Changing weather patterns are wreaking havoc on East Africa’s wildlife and placing the region’s people at greater risk too. As the planet warms, the natural wonder and one of the greatest spectacles of animal migration on earth — hundreds of thousands of wild animals making their annual trek from Tanzania’s Serengeti National Park into the […]
King Mohammed VI has pointed out this Sunday that he considers the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project as “a project for peace, for African economic integration and for co- development.” “This is a project for peace, for African economic integration and for co- development: a project for the present and for future generations,” said the Sovereign […]
Guinea’s justice minister on Thursday (3 October) ordered legal proceedings against former President Alpha Conde and more than 180 officials from his deposed regime for alleged corruption and embezzlement of public funds. The military junta, which overthrew the 84-year-old Conde in a coup last year, is now running the West African country and has proposed […]
The approach adopted by Morocco in defending the Moroccanness of the Sahara stems from an integrated vision that combines political and diplomatic action with the promotion of socio-economic and human development in the region, said King Mohammed VI. “Our action to defend the Moroccanness of the Sahara is based on a holistic approach that combines […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco delivered, on Sunday, a speech to the Nation on the occasion of the 47th anniversary of the glorious Green March. Here follows the full text of the Royal speech: “Praise be to God, May peace and blessings be upon the Prophet, His Kith and Kin Dear Citizens, The commemoration of […]
Morocco celebrates this Sunday Nov.6, 2022 the 47th anniversary of the Green March epic, a token of Moroccans’ unwavering attachment to the territorial integrity and unity of their country. The Moroccan people and their King are therefore commemorating the anniversary of this epic, which is, and will remain, an unprecedented model of commitment and unfailing […]
The Abraham Accords have offered a “huge potential” for cooperation in the Middle East, said international experts participating in the MEDays 2022 Forum, organized by Amadeus Institute in Tangier November 2-5. Speaking at a panel entitled “Paradigm shifts: what developments in the Middle East?”, vice president of the US think tank American Foreign Policy Council, […]
Akwa Africa, a subsidiary of Moroccan Akwa group, is set to acquire Total Energies fuel distribution subsidiary in Mauritania, the competition council said. The council said it was informed about the sale without offering details on the transaction which Financial Afric said would amount to 185 million dollars. Akwa Africa was established to help the […]
Several officials and personalities who participated in the 14th edition of the MEDays Forum, organized by Amadeus Institute in Tangier November 2-5 have expressed support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and to the Autonomy Initiative as the sole basis to settle the Sahara issue. In this connection, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, reaffirmed […]