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Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP), one of Morocco’s three biggest lenders, continues its expansion in Africa with the acquisition of Banque des Mascareigne in Madagascar and the opening of a subsidiary in Mauritius, thus becoming the first Moroccan bank to operate in the island. With this acquisition, BCP reinforces footprint in the Indian Ocean as part […]
Morocco sent airplanes loaded with 30 tons of humanitarian aid to help Madagascar mitigate the impact of the devastating tropical cyclone Ava. The aid, sent in implementation of Royal instructions, includes tents, blankets and basic foodstuff that were handed to Mala-gasy authorities to help the victims of the natural disaster. Morocco’s foreign ministry said that […]
Morocco has sent an emergency medical assistance to Madagascar to help the country cope with a pneumonia plague outbreak. The emergency medical aid granted by Morocco, at the instruction of King Mohammed VI following the outbreak of the pneumonia plague in the African country, was handed over to Malagasy authorities in Antananarivo airport on Tuesday, […]
Less than a year after King Mohammed VI paid a landmark visit to East Africa that was crowned by the launch of several development projects in the visited countries, a Moroccan delegation is currently touring the region to assess the progress made in the implementation of these projects. The delegation’s tour includes Ethiopia, Rwanda Tanzania, […]
After signing a landmark deal to build a pipeline connecting Nigeria’s gas wells to Morocco, King Mohammed VI and Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari stressed the need to accelerate works to build a continental highway between Tangier and Lagos as part of efforts to boost economic integration and cooperation in Africa. In a joint statement issued […]
Ahead of the upcoming visit by King Mohammed VI to Lusaka, President of Zambia, Edgar Lungu, expressed strong will to boost ties with Morocco, several Zambian media outlets reported. “I do look forward to receiving His Majesty at the end of the week. I am confident we shall have fruitful discussions aimed at augmenting bilateral […]
Morocco and Madagascar have decided to lift their cooperation in all sectors to new higher levels within the frame of a solidarity-based and win-win partnership. The two countries hailed the excellent friendship ties existing between Moroccan and Malagasy people and the 12 intergovernmental agreements, inked in the fields of politics, agriculture, sea fishing, energy, logistics, […]
Moroccan monarch King Mohamed VI will kick off next month another African tour to take him to Nigeria and Zambia, two countries still supporting the Front Polisario, reports say. Jeune Afrique citing sources close to the Moroccan diplomacy notes that Mohamed VI is expected in Abuja, Nigeria to visit President Muhammadu Buhari. The Moroccan monarch […]
King Mohammed VI, who is visiting Madagascar within the frame of a new African tour, visited Wednesday, “Antsirabe Mosque” which the Sovereign re-named after his grandfather late king Mohammed V. The Moroccan monarch, Commander of the Faithful, also performed a prayer at the mosque and donated copies of the holy Quran to the local Muslim […]
King Mohammed VI and Madagascar’s President Hery Rajaonarimampianina launched, in the Malagasy city of Antsirabe, the construction works of a hospital for mothers and children and a vocational training centre for a total cost of 220 million Dirhams, funded by Mohammed VI Foundation for Sustainable Development. The projects were launched on the occasion of King […]