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Trade: Tunisia and Ghana boost ties for strategic investments

A delegation of Tunisian investors is in Ghana to explore business opportunities from different sectors including Agric-food, information technology, construction and engineering, state-run news agency reported. According to Deputy Trade Minister, Carlos Ahenkorah, the move will allow Tunisia to manifest its business prospects in Ghana to complement the West-African nation’s industrialization agenda. MrAhenkorah urged the […]

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OCP to Develop Fertilizer Value Chain in Ghana

Morocco’s phosphates company, OCP, and the Government of Ghana signed a memorandum of understanding to develop the fertilizer value chain. The agreement was signed by Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and the OCP Group as part of the Government of Ghana’s newly designed Fertilizer Expansion Program (GFEP). Under the agreement, the two parties […]

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CMA CGM Launches New Service Linking Morocco to West Africa

CMA CGM, a world leader in maritime transport, has launched a new service linking Morocco to several West African countries, including Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Benin and Liberia. By launching this new shipping line, the French group, Compagnie Maritime d’Affrètement-Compagnie Générale Maritime (CMA CGM), supports the North African Kingdom’s economic development and revs up the commercial […]

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Morocco to Add Nuclear Power to Long-term Energy Mix- Official

Nuclear power may be well included in Morocco’s energy mix as the country forges ahead with its strategy to promote clean energy and efficiency, said Khalid El Mediouri, Director General of the National Centre for Nuclear Energy, Sciences and Technology Techniques (CNESTEN) and Chair of the Nuclear Power and Seawater Desalination Committee (CRED). “Morocco’s national […]

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Morocco, Most Attractive Destination for FDIs in Africa- Earnest & Young

Morocco reinforced its attractiveness for FDIs on the African continent thanks notably to its political stability and economic reforms, said the London-based multinational professional services firm, Ernst and Young (EY). According to EY’s latest Africa Attractiveness Index (AAI), Morocco was ranked the most luring for foreign investors, followed by Kenya, South Africa, Ghana and Tanzania. […]

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Morocco, on a Charm Offensive to Join ECOWAS

King Mohammed VI of Morocco sent messages with envoys to heads of state of the West African Economic Community (ECOWAS) which the Kingdom applied to join. In this regards, Minister Delegate to foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita handed Royal messages to the heads of state of Ghana, Nigeria, Mali and Gambia. In the same vein, head […]

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King Mohammed VI Winds up African Tour on High Note

The latest African tour made by King Mohammed VI has yielded impressive results. This successful tour took the Moroccan Sovereign to South Sudan, Ghana, Zambia, Guinea and Côte d’Ivoire. King Mohammed VI embarked on this tour immediately after the North African Kingdom rejoined the African Union, a move, which will give a new momentum to […]

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Morocco’s Ambassador Hands Credentials to President of ECOWAS Commission

The President of the Economic Commission for West African States (ECOWAS), Marcel Alain De Souza, met on Thursday in Abuja, Moha Ou Ali Tagma, who handed him his credentials as Morocco’s Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to the sub-regional organization. Morocco, which has an observer status in the ECOWAS and is bound by strong relations with […]

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Moroccan Attijariwafa Bank Inks Partnership Accords with Ivorian Defense Ministry

Moroccan Attijariwafa Bank Group has inked two partnership agreements with the Ministry of Defense of Côte d’Ivoire, showing the two countries strong determination to improve the working and living conditions for the members of the Ivorian army. The two deals were signed in Abidjan under the chairmanship of President Alassane Ouattara and King Mohammed VI […]

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Morocco’s Attijariwafa bank sets sails towards Ghana

Morocco’s leading bank group, Attijariwafa bank, has set sails towards Ghana where it seeks to conquer the banking market. In a first step, it signed a partnership agreement with GCB Bank Ltd, the second top bank group of the West African country. After it established its presence in several francophone countries neighoring Ghana, Attijariwafa bank […]