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The Indian Embassy in Libya has successfully facilitated the return of 18 Indian nationals from Benghazi, who had been stranded in the city for several weeks, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) confirmed on Tuesday February 4. It has been reported that these individuals were reportedly lured to Libya by fraudulent recruitment agents. MEA spokesperson […]
As the volume of trade between Africa and India has multiplied in the past 20 to 30 years and India has become the continent’s third largest trading partner after China and the EU, analysts say that the African Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) offers significant opportunities for New Delhi to help the continent realize its vision […]
Moroccan teacher Messaoud Ariba was rewarded at the 2024 edition of the Global Teacher Awards, an annual event celebrating excellence in education on an international scale in New Delhi, India. The Global Teacher Awards aim to celebrate educators who excel in teaching across all disciplines and make a significant impact on their students and communities, […]
Morocco has signed a second contract with India Tata group to acquire more Defense Dump Trucks LPTA 2445 after having received 90 of these trucks designed for logistics and munitions transport, according to Indian press reports. This new order strengthens further the growing defense partnership between India and Morocco. The newly ordered trucks will significantly […]
Russia has offered to construct spaceports on the territory of friendly African nations, including South Africa, Zimbabwe, and others, just as the competition among the great powers heats up as they jostle over who will control rocket launch sites projects across the continent. Russian state space corporation Roscosmos, which is one of the foreign investors […]
African and other developing nations have rejected as “insufficient” a $300 billion deal on climate finance that was agreed by negotiators at the United Nations’s COP29 climate talks in Baku, Azerbaijan, to help developing nations adapt to climate change. Richer nations agreed to pay at least $300 billion annually until 2035 to help developing countries […]
Morocco is developing its defense industry to reduce its dependence on foreign weapons purchases and strengthen its military capabilities to counter threats to its national security. After it adopted the legal frameworks governing military industry clusters and established military industry zones, the North African Kingdom attracted India ‘s “TATA Advanced Systems”, which has become one […]
A strike by aviation workers at Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi left hundreds of passengers stranded. The industrial action was sparked by opposition to a proposed 30-year lease of the airport to India’s Adani Group. Workers, concerned about potential job losses and lack of transparency, protested outside the airport, causing significant flight […]
India is stepping up its critical mineral acquisition plans in Africa, with New Delhi reportedly eying to sign new and updated mineral pacts with about a dozen African countries, in bid to challenge China’s dominant position on the continent. India’s Ministry of Mines has said it was in discussions with Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of […]
Morocco is looking forward to benefiting from the experience and know-how of Serum Institute of India in vaccine manufacturing and biotechnology to ensure its vaccine sovereignty. Cooperation prospects between the North African Kingdom and the Indian Institute were at the center of a meeting held Tuesday in Rabat between a delegation representing the world’s largest […]