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Morocco’s Royall Football Federation (FRMF) signed an agreement with Rwandan authorities to build cost-effective stadiums in several districts at an affordable long term repayment plan, Rwanda’s local press reported. The agreement was signed by the FRMF, the Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA), Rwandan district mayors, Rwanda’s Housing Authority (RHA) and the Ministry of Infrastructure among others. […]
The second edition of African Business Connect brought together in Kigali 400 companies from Morocco and Rwanda to prospect business and investment opportunities. During the event, co-organized by BMCE bank in partnership with Morocco’s export promotion agency (Maroc export), special emphasis was placed on the sectors of energy, finance, transport and logistics, information and technology, […]
Zambia’s President Edgar Chagwa Lungu welcomed the return of Morocco to the African Union describing the event as beneficial for the development and stability of the continent. “His Excellency President Lungu welcomed Morocco’s return to its institutional family and commended His Majesty the King’s address to the Summit as a historical moment paving the way […]
Zambia, a long-time supporter of the Algerian-sponsored separatist thesis, is set to open a new chapter in its relations with Morocco marked by strong economic and political ties. King Mohammed VI, who is in Lusaka, the second stop in a new African tour that previously led him to Accra, is leading a political and economic […]
The 23rd edition of Casablanca’s International Book Fair (SIEL) celebrates the sub-region of central Africa with member countries of the sub-regional grouping, the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), as guests of honor. Eleven African culture ministers have so far confirmed their attendance at the Fair, which will run from February 9 to 19, […]
King Mohammed VI headed Friday to Ethiopia where he is expected to take part in the 28th summit meeting of the African Union scheduled in Addis Ababa this January 30-31. The visit to Ethiopia is part of the actions undertaken by the King since Morocco decided to return to the African fold last summer. Morocco’s […]
Moroccan authorities have started the process of depositing the instruments of ratification of the Constitutive Act of the African Union, according to media24 website. The ratification was endorsed by the two Chambers of the Moroccan parliament, paving the way for the country’s readmission to the African Union during the coming African Summit due in Addis […]
The Atlantic Council published a paper highlighting the pertinence of Morocco’s African foreign policy led by King Mohammed VI which made the Kingdom the commercial gateway to the continent. The analysis dubbed “Africa’s Economic Prospects in 2017: Ten Countries to Watch”, contrasts the low growth in the main continent’s economic hubs with the success of […]
The visit King Mohammed VI was planning to pay to Zambia this December has been postponed to early 2017, announced the Zambian Foreign Department in a release. King Mohammed VI was scheduled to visit the Central African country on December 17 following his state visit to Nigeria. The reasons for the postponement have not been […]
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 […]