OCP to supply Ghana with phosphate fertilizers

Phosphate giant Office Cherifien des Phosphates (OCP) and the Ghanaian government have signed in Accra a Memorandum of Understanding. The latter obliges OCP to supply the West African country with phosphate fertilizers. Initialed by the Ghana Ministry of Food and Agriculture and OCP-Ghana, this Memorandum of Understanding aims at developing Ghana's fertilizer and aggro-ecosystem value chain through a program dubbed fertilizer and launched by the government, said Monday OCP Ghana in a

Biougra : Procédure disciplinaire à l’encontre un commandant impliqué dans une affaire de corruption

La Direction générale de la sûreté nationale (DGSN) a ouvert lundi une procédure disciplinaire à l'encontre d'un fonctionnaire de police au grade de commandant de police, exerçant en tant que président de la division urbaine au commissariat de Biougra, sur fond de son implication dans une affaire de corruption. Un communiqué de la DGSN indique que le mis en cause a été arrêté en train de percevoir une

King Mohammed VI revisits the United Arab Emirates

King Mohammed VI is back in the United Arab Emirates. On Monday, 10th of September, the sovereign met with Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, reports the official United Arab Emirates news agency. The UAE’s ruler and crown prince praised the «diplomatic relations between Morocco and the UAE and discussed means to strengthen them», added the same source. The King and his guest discussed general regional and international issues. The meeting

Japan's Maruzen Tea creates one of the country’s first tea joint ventures in Morocco

Japanese tea manufacturer Maruzen Tea is the first company in the Asian country to invest in Morocco's tea industry. The Shizuoka-based firm (southern Japan) is teaming up with a local enterprise in the Kingdom to produce tea products and promote green tea in both Europe and America, repots Mainichi Shimbun, one of the major newspapers in Japan. The Japanese company invested 20 percent of its founding capital for the creation of the joint venture, dubbed Maruzen Tea Morocco (SARL). The

Spain to examine the expulsion of a Moroccan Imam for radicalization  

The Spanish police have recommended the expulsion of Moroccan Imam, Mohamed Attaouil, reports online newspaper El Nacional. Revealed by TV3, this exceptional measure might be implemented as the man in question «is considered as a threat to national security». According to El Confidencial, the police's report states that «Attaouil’s behavior is a real and sufficiently serious threat to national security». The Imam of the Salt mosque in Girona, is also accused of

Businessmen in Melilla rely on Zapatero to solve the commercial border crisis with Morocco

Businessmen in Melilla have «little hope» in the meeting that will be attended by the Spanish Customs director, Maria Pilar Jurado and her Moroccan counterpart to discuss the closure of commercial borders separating northern Morocco and the Spanish enclave, says El Faro de Melilla. On the other hand, businessmen rely the most on former Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero’s expected trip to Nador. The Spanish politician will have to

Morocco vs. Malawi : Coach Hervé Renard comments on Amine Harit’s absence

After winning a game against Malawi on Saturday, Coach Hervé Renard commented on the absence of Moroccan-French midfielder Amine Harit. During a press conference, the Atlas Lions' coach explained that the player couldn’t be part of Saturday’s squad because of disciplinary-related reasons. @Herve_Renard_HR sur l'absence d' #Amine_Harit du groupe. pic.twitter.com/9HGAq2iPvY — Arryadia TV officiel (@arryadiatv) 9 septembre 2018 «He was supposed to be here, but

Nador : Deux individus arrêtés pour leur implication présumée dans un réseau d’immigration clandestine

La brigade de la police judiciaire de Nador a arrêté dimanche deux individus pour leur lien présumé avec un réseau criminel s’activant dans l’immigration clandestine, indique la Direction générale de la sûreté nationale (DGSN). Les mis en cause, un employé dans une société de transport maritime et un agent de sécurité, ont été arrêtés dans la cadre des

Two Royal Navy fighting units rescue 19 would-be illegal migrants off Casablanca

Two Royal Navy fighting units operating in the Atlantic rescued nineteen Moroccan would-be illegal immigrants, including a woman and a child, on Saturday, according to a statement by the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces. The individuals, who set sail in a wooden boat without any means of propulsion and without any awareness of the danger they face, were abandoned by their smuggler in the middle of the ocean, the same source points out. Alerted by the families, the Royal Navy set in

Dix-neuf migrants marocains sauvés en mer au large de Casablanca

Deux unités combattantes de la Marine royale opérant en Atlantique ont sauvé la vie, samedi, à dix-neuf marocains candidats à l'émigration clandestine, dont une femme et un enfant, indique un communiqué de l'Etat-Major Général des Forces armées royales. Ayant pris la mer à bord d’une embarcation en bois dépourvue de tout moyen de propulsion et sans conscience du danger qu’elles encourent, dix-neuf