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Morocco launches comprehensive mining sector reform to attract investment

Morocco’s Ministry of Energy Transition, led by Leila Benali, has initiated sweeping reforms to revitalize the mining sector as a strategic pillar of economic sovereignty and territorial development. The comprehensive overhaul includes legislative changes, digitalization initiatives, and targeted regional development programs designed to unlock the sector’s investment potential. A draft law amending Law No. 33.13 […]

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Morocco denies establishment of military base near Algerian border

Morocco’s army has denied claims it is building a military base near its eastern border with Algeria, saying it is only planning the building of a military barracks. “The Royal Armed Forces, as part of a global relocation project of military barracks with the aim of liberating urban land, across the kingdom, is building a […]

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Development of Protest-hit Jerada, Government Priority- Minister

The Government is set to implement the development program of the coal mining city of Jerada, which was hit by protests following the death of two miners in an abandoned mine near the city, said Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit. Speaking to MPs, the Minister deplored the death of the two brothers in the abandoned mine […]

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Moroccan Government Promises Economic Alternatives to Illegal Mining in Jerada

Head of the Government, Saad Eddine El Otmani, Saturday, visited the eastern town of Jerada, which has witnessed unrest and protest in the wake of the death of three miners in abandoned mines late last year and promised economic alternatives benefiting the locals. During his visit, which came following a study by the mining ministry […]

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Morocco: Outcry after Two Brothers Died in Abandoned Mine

Protests have been building up in the eastern town of Jerada after two brothers drowned, last Friday, at an abandoned coal mine. The two illegal miners, aged 23 and 30, lost their lives after a flood flushed through the disused mine. The protesters denounced the delay by authorities in extracting the bodies from the well […]

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No sooner said than done!

By Sabah Lebbar On Wednesday, Morocco and China signed a joint statement establishing a strategic partnership between the two countries. Under the joint statement, the two countries vowed to deepen cooperation in areas including petroleum, mining industry, agriculture, environmental protection, ocean fisheries, infrastructure construction and digital communication. They also pledged to expand cooperation in renewable […]