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The Moroccan delegation reiterated on Wednesday, before the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, the Royal vision seeking to empower Africa with leadership. Speaking at this meeting, ahead of the elections of the new AU leadership, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, surveyed the vision spearheaded by King Mohammed VI, […]
Moroccan company Somagec has signed a preliminary deal to build a power link between Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), for $1.3 billion. The project will bolster the integration of the region’s energy market, in an area where access to electricity is still low. The high-voltage transmission lines will also enable Angola to […]
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit held in Paris Feb.10-11 was marked by debates and brainstorming sessions attended by global leaders and stakeholders. The event resulted in the adoption of a Statement on Inclusive and Sustainable Artificial Intelligence for People and the Planet. Sixty countries and organizations, including Morocco, agreed on “key priorities” to guide […]
Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. CQ Brown and Inspector General of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces & Commander of the Southern Zone Lt. Gen. Mohammed Berrid have reaffirmed commitment to advancing security cooperation activities between the two countries to improve security in the Sahel and Maghreb regions. During a phone conversation […]
Morocco and Germany signed a joint Declaration of intent, on Tuesday in Rabat, to bolster bilateral cooperation in religious affairs. This agreement was signed by Morocco’s Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs Ahmed Toufiq, and German State Secretary at the Federal Ministry of the Interior Juliane Seifert following talks on several issues of mutual interest. […]
Elements of the Moroccan national security services at the Mohammed V Airport in Casablanca arrested, this Wednesday, a Kuwaiti national on an international arrest warrant issued by Kuwaiti judicial authorities, a security source said. The wanted Kuwaiti was apprehended upon landing in the airport, after a check against the database of the International Criminal Police […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) commended Morocco’s tax reforms which enabled an enlargement of the tax base, narrowed the fiscal deficit and helped finance key reforms. “As a result, tax revenues in 2024 have been greater than expected. With only a small part of the additional tax revenues being saved, the central government’s deficit for […]
Morocco’s Royal Navy rescued 41 Sub-Saharan migrants off Tan Tan, in the southern provinces, the Sahara. The migrants were aboard a dinghy heading to the Canary Islands, which reported record arrivals last year. Last year, Morocco rescued 18,645 at sea, as the number of departures from West Africa surged. In total, Morocco foiled 78,685 migration […]
Security challenges faced by both Morocco and Spain and other issues of common interest were reviewed at a meeting in Madrid Monday between the two countries’ Interior Ministers Abdelouafi Laftit and Fernando Grande-Marlaska. During this in-depth dialogue, the two officials underlined the richness and fluidity of bilateral cooperation in security matters and highlighted the significant […]
The Secretary General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Hussein Al-Cheikh, expressed his gratitude on Monday to King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, for the Sovereign’s constant efforts to resolve the crisis of Palestinian funds frozen by Israel. In a message posted Monday on the social network “X,” Hussein […]