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A delegation from the Municipality of the Moroccan Saharan city of Lagouira, accompanied by economic operators from the Aousserd province, is currently visiting Senegal to explore prospects for strengthening decentralized cooperation and investment opportunities with Senegalese municipalities. In this connection, the Moroccan delegation held a working session with officials from the Senegalese Ministry of Territorial […]
Ways and means of strengthening judicial cooperation between Morocco and Denmark were discussed at a meeting Wednesday in Rabat between Minister of Justice Abdellatif Ouahbi and Denmark’s Ambassador Berit Basse. During the talks, Berit Basse welcomed the “outstanding quality” of judicial cooperation between the two countries, voicing her deep gratitude to Moroccan authorities for their […]
In a remarkable display of agricultural prowess, Morocco’s citrus sector is experiencing unprecedented growth, with exports projected to reach 597,000 tons in the 2024-2025 season—a striking 31% increase from the previous year. This achievement solidifies the country’s position as the third-largest citrus exporter in Africa, trailing only South Africa and Egypt. The surge in exports […]
Ghana has cut ties with the Polisario’s self-proclaimed SADR entity, showing that the days of the Algerian proxy separatist entity are numbered within the African Union. Ghana has informed the Moroccan foreign ministry that it no longer recognizes the Algeria-based SADR entity, ending about five decades of ties. The decision marks a breakthrough for Morocco […]
The Palestinian Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs, Sheikh Mohammad Mustafa Mohamed Najm, praised, on Monday in Ramallah, the prominent role of King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, in supporting the resilience of the Palestinian people and protecting Islamic holy sites, particularly the Al-Aqsa Mosque. During a meeting with Morocco’s Ambassador to Palestine, […]
Morocco’s leading port operator, Marsa Maroc, plans to invest in the capital of Djibouti’s Damerjog Oil FZE, which is funding an east African oil and gas terminal and pipelines. Marsa Maroc has created a subsidiary dubbed Marsa Maroc International Logistics to oversee its African expansion. The new company will run the Djibouti investment through its […]
The Republic of Ghana has decided to suspend its diplomatic relations with the Polisario Front, according to an official document sent Tuesday from Ghana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration to Morocco’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ghana also confirmed it would promptly notify, via diplomatic channels, the Government of Morocco, the African Union, and […]
Moroccan expert Khadija Bendam was appointed vice-president of the International Nuclear Society Council (INSC), a global organization that brings together nuclear companies worldwide. As a representative of “Women in Nuclear-Global,” Bendam is the first woman to hold this prestigious position within the INSC, an organization that represents more than 80,000 professionals in the nuclear sector. […]
Spain has announced it set a new record for migrant arrivals in 2024, having received 63,970 people who entered Spanish territory irregularly by land or sea, an increase of 12.5% from a year earlier. Spain received 63,970 migrants and refugees in 2024, according to Interior Ministry data released on Thursday (2 January), of which the […]
Algeria’s president Abdelmadjid Tebboune and his foreign minister have tried to belittle autonomy plan for the Sahara territory, in a context of growing support for this Moroccan initiative. Tebboune called it a “myth” and insisted on holding a referendum for independence, an obsolete option that proved its unfeasibility and which was abandoned by the UN […]