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As the United Kingdom braces for a hard Brexit without a deal with the European Union, the British government is looking for business opportunities outside the European bloc, focusing on building stronger economic cooperation ties with its traditional partners in America, Asia and Africa in addition to those of the Commonwealth. It is in this […]
Morocco should prepare to strike a trade deal with Britain in a case of a no deal Brexit to avert losses estimated by the UN at $97 million. Morocco, Ghana and Tunisia are among African nations that would lose the most if the UK doesn’t negotiate a deal by the time it has to exit […]
The United Kingdom has announced new funding to give more people and companies across Africa access to affordable, clean energy. The announcement was made lately by UK’s Minister for Africa, Harriett Baldwin. According to Ms. Harriett Baldwin, the new funding will see £30 million added to the Transforming Energy Access program, taking total UK investment […]
Egypt and the UK launched Tuesday the ‘Ahmose’ month-long military exercise, which the British Embassy in Cairo said “will enhance defense cooperation between British and Egyptian troops as well as facilitate the sharing of expertise in warfare scenarios.” Around 165 British military personnel will participate in the exercise that kicked off at the Mohamed Naguib […]
King Mohammed VI received on Monday at the Royal Residence in Salé the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, and hosted a tea party in their honor. King Mohammed VI was accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, Prince Moulay Rachid and Princesses Lalla Meryem and Lalla Hasnaa. During […]
After they were greeted Saturday evening in Rabat by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex made a trip Sunday to Asni in the Atlas Mountains where they met rural girls from the region. The British royal couple met young girls at “Dar Asni 1”, the first boarding school set-up by […]
Morocco’s Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan received Saturday at the Guest Palace in Rabat the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and his spouse Princess Meghan Markle, arrived earlier in Casablanca for a three-day visit to Morocco. The visit is part of the strengthening of cooperation between the UK and Morocco. The Royals will […]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, will visit Morocco at the end of February, reported on Friday the Daily Mirror. The Moroccan trip was also announced on the Kensington Palace Twitter account. It stated: “The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will visit Morocco from Saturday 23rd February to Monday 25th […]
Faced with the prospects of a “no Brexit deal” with the European Union, the United Kingdom looks forward to strengthening its trade relations with Africa, and particularly with English speaking African countries like South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya. Prime Minister Theresa May started Tuesday a three-day African tour that will lead her to these three […]
Moroccan low-cost airline, Air Arabia, launched a direct air route between Agadir and Birmingham with the aim of attracting more British tourists to Morocco’s Atlantic tourist hub. The new air link will help boost tourist arrivals to Agadir, which, together with Marrakech, accounted for 60% of tourist nights spent in the Kingdom. Agadir-Birmingham flights are […]