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As the Rwandan government on Sunday raised the curtain of a three-month remembrance period, marking the 25th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide against the Tutsi, King Mohammed VI addressed a written message to President Paul Kagame. The royal message expresses Morocco’s solidarity with the Rwandan people and renews its strong resolve to bolster bilateral […]
The first meeting of the Morocco-Rwanda High Joint Committee, which was crowned Tuesday with the signing in Rabat of twelve cooperation agreements, lays out a successful model of South-South cooperation, said Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Dr. Richard Sezibera. “The relations between the two African countries are gaining momentum day after day and set the example of […]
Morocco reiterated its calls for freeing the African Union of the useless debates that are disconnected from the reality in the Sahara. Speaking at a joint press conference Tuesday in Rabat with Rwandan Foreign Minister Richard Sezibera, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said the African Union should be cleaned of debates on the Sahara issue […]
The 80 MW-capacity facility is planned to serve three countries, namely Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania. It should be completed in 2020, the authorities of the three countries affirm. “We want to assure the public that the deadline will be respected,” said Claver Gatete, Rwandan Minister of Energy. Once completed, the infrastructure will provide each country […]
Terrorism and organized crime threats are the main issues being addressed at the 24th Interpol African regional conference, which opened Tuesday in Kigali (Rwanda) with the participation of high ranking police officials from several African countries, including Morocco. The North African Kingdom is represented in this Interpol regional gathering by Mohamed Dkhissi, Director of Judicial […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco has reiterated that he encourages and supports the reform process of the African Union. This came in a phone conversation the Sovereign had Monday with President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Acting Chairman of the African Union. The phone talk took place on the eve of the Extraordinary Summit of […]
OCP Africa, a subsidiary of the Moroccan State-owned Phosphate OCP group, will set up a $ 6.3 million joint venture dubbed “Rwanda Fertilizer Company”, according to Maghreb Intelligence magazine. The OCP will have a 57.4 pc majority stakes in the company, while Agro Processing Trust Corporation Ltd (APTC) will hold 30 pc and the State […]
Morocco has expressed support for the reform agenda proposed by Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame to revamp the African Union and boost its financial independence. In an interview with Moroccan news website, le360.ma, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said that the North African Kingdom adheres to the reforms put forward by President Kagame, who is taking […]
Cooper Pharma, a Moroccan pharmaceutical company launched works to build a $6-million plant at the Kigali Special Economic Zone. The plant, which was supported by Rwanda Development Bank, is part of the deals signed during King Mohammed VI visit to Kigali, in October 2016. The plant will locally produce drugs that include beta-lactam antibiotics in […]
Morocco and Tunisia are listed in a group of five African countries that have first pledged reforms under the Compact with Africa Initiative, a Germany’s flagship G20-Africa Partnership project aiming to improve economic conditions across the continent. The three other countries having registered their interest with the G20 are Côte d’Ivoire, Rwanda and Senegal. More […]