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UK’s Brexit has been boosted by the latest court ruling refusing to challenge the legality of the Association Agreement sealed with Morocco, which includes the Sahara territory, says British Express daily. The Appeal Court’s refusal to accept the challenge confirmed the London Administrative Court’s ruling of December 5 2022. Former cabinet minister Ranil Jayawardena has […]
The United Kingdom is expected to make direct investments worth $10 billion in Kenya in 2023, but in order for the East African country to fully benefit from the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed between both states in 2022, it will also have to maintain and enhance market access conditions. Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Investment, […]
A new shipping line between Morocco and the United Kingdom will be launched shortly, connecting Tangier directly to Poole in southern England, and avoiding thus the complications caused by Brexit, reports the British specialized website thegrocer.co.uk. The new direct shipping route will help Moroccan products avoid the border friction created by Brexit on goods arriving […]
Head of Moroccan Government Saad Eddine El Othmani said Monday in London that “Morocco will work to strengthen ties between Africa and the United Kingdom after Brexit.” El Otmani made the remarks after a meeting with UK peer Boris Johnson on the sidelines of “UK-Africa Investment Summit 2020” organized by the British government to foster […]
As the United Kingdom braces for a hard Brexit without a deal with the European Union, the British government is looking for business opportunities outside the European bloc, focusing on building stronger economic cooperation ties with its traditional partners in America, Asia and Africa in addition to those of the Commonwealth. It is in this […]
Morocco should prepare to strike a trade deal with Britain in a case of a no deal Brexit to avert losses estimated by the UN at $97 million. Morocco, Ghana and Tunisia are among African nations that would lose the most if the UK doesn’t negotiate a deal by the time it has to exit […]
Faced with the prospects of a “no Brexit deal” with the European Union, the United Kingdom looks forward to strengthening its trade relations with Africa, and particularly with English speaking African countries like South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya. Prime Minister Theresa May started Tuesday a three-day African tour that will lead her to these three […]
Morocco’s Agriculture and Fisheries minister Aziz Akhannouch is visiting London where he held talks with UK secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Michael Gove centering on the impact of Brexit on bilateral cooperation. The meeting was an opportunity for the two ministers to review the relations between Morocco and the United Kingdom […]
The Strait of Gibraltar is the venue of the Jebel Tarik 2017 joint military training between Morocco’s parachutist brigade, the Moroccan Deuxieme Brigade d’Infanterie Parachutiste (2BIP) and the Royal Gibraltar Regiment. FAR-Maroc, a website specializing in military issues, said that a second military exercise will take place in the region of Marrakech in the Middle […]
Control Risks, the specialist risk consultancy, issued its 2017 RiskMap showing that Morocco continues to maintain its standing as the safest country for business and travel in North Africa. Morocco was the only country to be given a low security risk status in Riskmap, the leading guide to political and business risk and an important […]