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Morocco’s OCP Group to Invest in Fertilizer Plant Construction in India

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 […]

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Economic Diplomacy, Political Cooperation on Top of Agenda of King Mohammed VI’s Visit in Tanzania

Tanzania, where King Mohammed VI is expected on Sunday afternoon, is the second leg in his tour in eastern Africa, a tour that mirrors Morocco’s steadfast determination to build on economic diplomacy in order to foster political ties with English speaking African countries. The delegation accompanying King Mohammed VI is made up of senior King […]

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Morocco to Share Agricultural Expertise with Rwanda

Morocco and Rwanda signed on Thursday four agreements relating to the transfer of know-how in terms of agricultural expertise with a special focus on promoting small farming and fostering agricultural productivity. The signing ceremony was chaired by King Mohammed VI who is currently on a visit to Kigali and Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame. These agreements […]

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Morocco, Rwanda Seal 19 Cooperation Agreements

Morocco and Rwanda added a concrete aspect to their bilateral relations by signing 19 agreements setting the stage for cooperation in fields ranging from economy, finance and science to air transport and renewable energy. The agreements were signed in a ceremony attended by King Mohammed VI who is paying an official visit to Kigali and […]

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King’s Visit to Kigali Mirrors Excellent Bilateral Ties, Rwanda President says

King Mohammed VI’s visit to Rwanda’s capital Kigali is reflective of excellent ties between the two friendly African countries, Rwandan Presidnet Paul Kagame said. “His Majesty King Mohammed VI’s visit to Rwanda is of great importance as it represents the first visit by the Monarch to our country,” the Rwandan head of state told the […]

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Morocco’s King African Tour, a New Milestone in his Unwavering Commitment towards Africa

It is official! King Mohammed VI of Morocco flew on Tuesday to Rwanda, first leg of a tour in Eastern Africa that will also take him to Ethiopia and Tanzania. The King’s first tour to the English speaking states east of the continent is part of an African strategy that has so far yielded fruitful […]

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Morocco Briefs UN member States on COP22 Organization in Marrakech

Morocco’s Permanent Representative at the UN, Omar Hilale, made in New York before the UN member states a presentation on the challenges and logistical aspects relating to the organization of the global climate summit, COP22, in Marrakech on November 7-18. In this respect, Hilale shed light on the Paris Agreement, which sets the goal of […]

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King Mohammed VI Stresses Need to Improve Administrative Efficiency

King Mohammed VI has called for an administrative reform to address the shortcomings of state agencies and improve the efficiency of these agencies in meeting citizen’s needs “I urge everyone – the Government, Parliament, political parties, trade unions, civil society organizations and civil servants – to commit to a keen sense of national responsibility in […]

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Morocco, Germany Discuss Migration & Security

Just a couple of weeks after King Mohammed VI and German Chancellor Angela Merkel discussed over the phone migration-related issues and the repatriation of Moroccan illegal migrants, Morocco’s Interior Minister Mohamed Hassad flew to Berlin to further talks with his German counterpart Thomas de Maizière. After their talks Wednesday, Hassad announced, at a joint press […]

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Morocco Adds Momentum to its Africa Foreign Policy

King Mohammed VI of Morocco will undertake shortly official visits to Ethiopia, Rwanda and Tanzania as part of an African strategy that aims at diversifying partners and building bridges of solidarity and economic cooperation with key English speaking countries in the continent. The visit was announced by the well-informed online news outlet, le360.ma, which said […]