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The second African Trade and Investment summit held this week in Ifrane wound up on a tone of support for Morocco’s membership in the Economic Community of West African States. The participants in the event, notably investors and businessmen from across the continent and beyond, expressed their support for Morocco’s bid to join the West […]
Over 400 senior Chinese and African business leaders and decision-makers will meet at the China-Africa Investment Forum in Marrakech this November 27-28 to discuss partnership projects in transportation, infrastructures, industry, technology, trade and energy. The event is meant to be a platform facilitating business meetings and networking between the main stakeholders of trade and investment […]
Africa has featured prominently in Morocco’s climate action. The recent remarks delivered by state secretary for sustainable development, Nezha El Ouafi, at the UN Climate Summit (COP23) in Bonn have yet affirmed that the continent remains at the heart of Morocco’s climate concerns. El Ouafi said that Morocco is building on the conclusions and recommendations […]
French President Emmanuel Macron said that his country supports Morocco’s development efforts in Africa, where the two countries work side-by side to meet challenges relating notably to addressing climate change effects. The French president said in a message, read on his behalf at the opening of the 10th edition of the World Policy Conference (WPC), […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco stressed the need for a “Green Revolution” in Africa that is based on a large-scale overhaul of technology and production methods suited to the African context and consistent with the requirements of climate change. The call was made in a message to the participants in the 10th edition of the […]
Morocco has reinforced its production capacities of industrial lubricants, which are increasingly exported to the African market. Speaking to le360 news portal from Accra, director of oil company, Afrique Petromin Internatoinal, Hicham Bouzoubaa said that Morocco offers massive investment opportunities for the development of the lubricant industry. He said the kingdom is increasingly […]
By holding a “Regional Retreat on Migration,” Morocco is spearheading initiatives aiming at reaching a paradigm change in how migration is tackled on the continent. The guiding line is to depart from the security approach in addressing migration issues in favor of a humanistic approach focusing on opportunities and common management. The event, held in […]
The newly-established G5-joint force, set up by Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania and Niger to combat terrorism and transnational organized crime and to promote stability and development in the region is gaining increasing support, given the challenges facing the restive region. While the European Union has already committed $56 million to the Sahel force, on […]
Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Yousef Bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen, on Wednesday lauded Morocco for the efforts it makes to combat terrorism and extremism, underlining that terror acts are unacceptable and contrary to the principles of Islam. Terrorism, which “has no religion, identity or ethnicity”, is unacceptable regardless of its form and […]
The arrogance and antagonism of the henchmen of the military regime in Algeria make them myopic to the fast evolving world around them. The recent statements by Algeria’s foreign minister, Abdelkader Messahel, who claimed that Moroccan banks and flag carrier (Royal Air Maroc) are making success in Africa because they are using drug money, come […]