Benin: Opposition launches a new party, “Les Démocrates”
Former President Boni Yayi and other figures in opposition to President Patrice Talon have launched a new party, “Les Démocrates”. The party filed its papers […]
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Post-Covid: Morocco’s King Calls for Competitive Economy & More Inclusive Social Model
King Mohammed VI has called on the government and all stakeholders to take up the challenges spurred by the coronavirus pandemic to rethink the priorities […]
Probe on oil companies: Competition regulator dismissed, king sets up ad hoc committee
King Mohammed VI has dismissed Morocco’s competition council, which has been entrusted with ruling on the alleged uncompetitive practices used by fuel distributors and decided […]
Morocco bans travel in and out of key cities for Covid-19 fears
Morocco has shut down major cities preventing entry or exist in order to contain a new surge in Covid-19 cases, the Interior and Health Ministries […]
BMW to supply its battery cells with Moroccan cobalt
German car-manufacturer BMW said it will make a fifth of its battery cells for electrical cars using Moroccan cobalt under a 100 million euro contract. […]
Covid-19: Morocco Extends State of Health Emergency until August 10
Moroccan authorities have decided to extend by one month the state of health emergency until August 10 to keep up the efforts deployed in the […]
UN: Morocco Calls for Realistic & Pragmatic Solution to Libyan Crisis
Morocco has called for a realistic and pragmatic solution to the Libyan crisis, which continues to get worse every day, go unresolved and rip through […]
Arab League calls for an immediate ceasefire in Libya
Arab Foreign Ministers have expressed total opposition to all forms of interference in Libya and to all plans to divide the country, calling for the […]
Morocco: Operation Marhaba 2020 for expatriates cancelled
“Operation Marhaba 2020”, the summer transit operation of Moroccans living in Europe, organized annually to facilitate the crossing of expatriates between the host countries and […]
China rejects Polisario’s participation in Africa summit
China has reduced the Polisario to its real status that of a separatist militia lacking all the attributes of a state and hence ineligible to […]