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President François Hollande of France is paying as of Wednesday a two-day state visit to Morocco, his first since his election in May last year. The aims of this visit are both political and economic, Morocco being France’s major partner in the Maghreb and France being Morocco’s closest friend in Europe. “The relationship between the […]
In the mid of the 2008 financial meltdown, countries from the periphery injected their hard-won money into the rescue of Western financial institutions and near-defaulting governments. Those events have definitely cleared the way for the arrival of new powers on the international scene, showed in the rush at calling up an enlarged G-20 in early […]
Globalization is generally viewed as the inevitable solution to many of the world’s inequality issues, especially where access to education and educational resources are concerned. Technology as a facilitator of educational equity through increased access to education and educational resources is also viewed as an inevitable leveler of the proverbial global playing field. Technology is […]
The World Bank has approved a $203 million loan for Morocco to support the efforts made by the North African country to modernize its agricultural sector expected to create 1.5 million jobs by 2020, offer better opportunities to small and large-scale farmers and enhance their competitiveness. Morocco has mapped out an ambitious national strategy for […]
Western Sahara was front and center in CNN’s latest edition of Amanpour, marking a rare instance in which the oft-overlooked and stalemated conflict has been treated as more than a peripheral issue in the Western media. Amanpour hosted and plugged a new documentary film on the Western Sahara that claims to shed light on the […]
In a gloomy economic environment, Morocco turned its eyes from Europe and opened its hand towards the South, wanting to free itself from the shackles and chains locked by trade agreements with a self-centered Europe. According to African countries, the EU uses its quotas and standards as leverage against them. The recent African tour led […]
Cooperation between countries is most of the time benefit-earning oriented and before any project is launched, studies are conducted to assess its profitability. This is generally the case, but not when these projects are part of Moroccan-African cooperation. All projects implemented by Morocco in the context of its cooperation with African countries are centered on […]
Mauritania and Morocco were the only two Maghreban countries that took part in the international maritime security cooperation exercise organized lately off the Mauritanian and Senegalese coasts. This regional naval drill, dubbed “Saharan Express 2013”, aims to enhance maritime security and improve communication cooperation between the U.S., West African countries and their key European partners. […]
The current African tour undertaken by King Mohammed VI of Morocco is taking place in a particular juncture marked by the war in Mali and the growing activity of Al Qaeda affiliated groups in the Sahel-Sahara strip. The situation in Mali will thus be a focal issue in the talks the Moroccan King will successively […]
Three North African countries namely Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria will be benefitting from the Open Data Platforms alongside other 17 other African countries launched by the African Development Bank (AfDB). Upon completion of the project in July 2013, it is believed that quality data on Africa will be brought to the doorsteps of its users […]