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Swiss NGO, Public Eye, has issued a report denouncing the export of high polluting diesel by several European companies to African countries by taking advantage of weak fuel standards in the continent. The “Dirty Diesel” report notes that the diesel shipped to Africa could never be sold at gas stations in Europe because of high […]
Morocco’s geographic location, political stability and promising macroeconomic indicators, coupled with its longstanding ties with African countries and increasing investments in the continent make it an attractive partner for countries willing to invest in Africa, such as Japan, which has just convened a summit with African leaders pledging largescale investments in infrastructure. Japan sees in […]
Japanese giant Asahi Glass Co. (AGC) has reached an agreement with Induver Holding to set up a joint venture in Morocco specialized in car glass manufacturing. The joint venture is expected to start production in 2019. It will produce laminated glass and tempered glass. It is AGC Group’s first operation in North Africa. The Japanese […]
The Mauritanian Government will next month organize a roundtable with its technical and financial partners in a bid to mobilize $117 million necessary to implement the national youth strategic program. The roundtable, scheduled for February 18, will gather Mauritania’s technical and financial partners who will discuss means of mobilizing $117 million necessary to implement the […]
Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, said his country’s actions within the Security Council will be orientated towards bringing stability in conflict zones including Libya, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and mostly the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The Egyptian Foreign Minister made the statement Thursday after his country was elected to sit as a non-permanent member of the United Nations […]
A top Egyptian governmental adviser on electoral processes indicated Tuesday that authorities will not allow women wearing “sexy clothes” to enter poll centers to cast their votes. “We must respect the laws and traditions,” said Major General Rifaat Qamsan. Qamsan, expert in electoral matters, and former assistant to Egyptian long serving interior minister Habib al-Adly, […]
Mauritania Pelagic, the largest holding company specializing in production and processing of fish, has sold 23 pc of its shares to international Investments Fund “Hermes-Sojitz” for €20 million. The money derived from the deal will be used for the construction of a modern fishing trawler equipped with 500 tons refrigerated sea water (RSW) tanks. Installing […]
Algeria which is badly hit by the collapse of oil prices on the international market is trying to end its heavy dependency on oil and to diversify its energy production. One of the alternatives raising Algerian authorities’ optimism is the Sahara Solar Breeder project (SSB) being developed in cooperation with Japanese researchers. Algerian and Japanese […]
Prime Minister Essid has stated that his government is planning to begin negotiations with the European Union for “the complete and detailed draft free trade association” to be finalized. He said negotiations between them could begin as early as October in order for the agreement to “soon see the day.” He was speaking at a […]
The European Union (EU) has launched a new €10 million program called ‘Countering radicalization and Foreign Terrorist Fighters’ aimed at helping “partner countries to counter radicalization in the Maghreb countries and stem the flow of foreign fighters from North Africa, the Middle East and Western Balkans.” The announcement was made in a statement released by […]