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Largest Global Solar EPC company, Sterling & Wilson signed a deal with the consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power to build a 170MW photovoltaic (PV) facility in Morocco’s southern provinces, the Sahara. The agreement, signed during a ceremony at The UN Climate Summit (COP22) in Marrakech, is part of the Noor PV I program […]
The British public broadcaster, BBC, on Wednesday announced that it will launch 11 new language services in 2017 as part of its expansion project on the continent. The new languages will be Afaan Oromo, Amharic, Gujarati, Igbo, Korean, Marathi, Pidgin, Punjabi, Telugu, Tigrinya, and Yoruba. Afaan Oromo and Amharic are widely spoken in Ethiopia with […]
Morocco’s national phosphate company OCP will build, jointly with Indian fertilizer giant Kribhco, a plant to produce fertilizers to meet Indian farmers’ needs, the OCP announces. The project will require an investment of around $230M evenly provided by the two companies. The plant will be located in Krishnapatnam, Andhra Pradesh State. It will have an […]
Algerian space scientists Monday launched three satellites from India’s PSLV C-35 satellite launch vehicle, reports say. A total of eight satellites, including the three Algerian satellites, were successfully launched from India’s space site of Satish Dhawan, situated in the South-East of the country. The three Algerian satellites, namely Alsat-1B, Alsat-2B and Alsat-1N according to the […]
The global oil glut that has taken a toll on the budgets of many oil producing nations will persist into 2017, as oil supply is expected to continue outstripping demand, the International Energy Agency said in a recent report. The report argues that oil markets will take “a while longer” to rebalance in light of […]
India has openly voiced support for Morocco’s return to the African Union, a decision, which cements longstanding ties between the two countries, the Times of India reported. “India welcomes Morocco’s initiative to re-join the African Union. India enjoys close relationship with all African nations, including Morocco,” spokesperson for the Indian Foreign Ministry said, describing the […]
It seems that economic cooperation between Morocco and India is gaining momentum since the historic visit paid last year by King Mohammed VI to that giant country. To boost further trade exchanges between the two countries, an Indian business delegation is expected in the North African country next week to explore the possibilities of partnership […]
Morocco and India have set up a joint trade and industry chamber to boost economic cooperation between the two countries. The chamber was launched during a ceremony attended by India’s vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari who is paying a visit to the North African country, the Head of the Moroccan Government Abdelillah Benkirane and businessmen from […]
The Indian Vice-President Hamid Ansari is expected in Morocco from May 30 to June 1, a visit expected to highlight by the signing of several Memoranda of Understanding (MoU.) The Indian Vice-President’s visit is taking place few months after King Mohammed VI visited India to participate in the India-Africa summit held in October last year. […]
Despite the huge geographic distance existing between Rabat and Beijing, the two capitals have decided to overcome this obstacle by setting out a strategic partnership model thanks to a proactive royal diplomacy and vision regarding China as a world economic power. China has big dreams. Morocco too aims high. Sensing the need for more partners […]