African Entrepreneurship Award honors 12 winners from 9 African countries

Twelve entrepreneurs from 9 African countries will share a $1 million award to launch and scale their business ideas with the help of the African Entrepreneurship Award, a competition powered by BMCE Bank of Africa.  The first prize ($ 100,000) was for Louise Williamson (South Africa), who founded Sustainability Professionals to solve cooking needs for rural schools and communities. Allen Kimambo from Tanzania received the second prize for creating Zaidi General

Egypt’s Edita signs an agreement with Dislog to establish a joint venture in Morocco

Edita Food Industries, a leader in the Egyptian snack food market signed a memorandum of understanding on Sunday, 10th of December, with Dislog Group to establish a joint venture in Morocco, the company said in a press release reported by Reuters news agency. The Egyptian firm present in the market since 1996 is planning to form «Edita Food Industries – Morocco», a joint venture that will «leverages Edita’s manufacturing and technical industry experience and

L'African Entrepreneurship Award récompense 12 lauréats de 9 pays africains

Douze lauréats issus de 9 pays africains ont partagé une enveloppe de 1 million de dollars au titre de la 3ème édition du Programme African Entrepreneurship Award, initié par la BMCE Bank of Africa et récompensant les projets durables les plus impactants dans les catégories de l'éducation, de l'environnement et les domaines inexplorés. Sélectionnés parmi 40 finalistes provenant de 19 pays africains, les

Terrorism: Abdelhak Khiame proudly outlines the BCIJ's record

The Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ) has managed in 2017 to dismantle nine terrorist cells, neutralize 186 suspected terrorists and arrest 20 «returnees», people who have returned to Morocco after staying in conflict zones. In fact, the Central Bureau have dismantled 49 cells since its creation. 21 of them were stopped in 2015, 19 in 2016 and 9 others in 2017. The results of the fight against terrorism in Morocco, especially for 2017, is a Moroccan success story,

Heavy rains : Lydec is doubling its efforts

Lydec, an agency that manages potable water, electricity and liquid sanitation services for the city of Casablanca, announced on Monday that its teams are alerted and strengthened to intervene any time, following the heavy rains that the region is witnessing lately. The agency in Casablanca said in a statement, that 386 agents, including executives and intervention operators specialized in sanitation as well as 116 agents specialized in electricity works are ready to rapidly intervene. Lydec

Pluies diluviennes : La Lydec met les bouchées doubles

La Lydec, gestionnaire délégué aux services de distribution d'eau, d'électricité et d'assainissement liquide du Grand Casablanca, a assuré, lundi, avoir mis ses équipes en état d'alerte et renforcé les moyens d'intervention sur le terrain, suite à l'annonce des fortes pluies par la Direction de la météorologie nationale, au niveau des villes de Casablanca et Mohammedia. Le délégataire casablancais

King Mohammed VI to attend the World Climate Summit «One Planet Summit»

King Mohammed VI will take part in the World Climate Summit «One Planet Summit» on Tuesday, 12th of December in Paris, France, the Ministry of Royal the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery announced in a statement reported by MAP news agency. According to the United Nations Environment website, the summit is expected to be attended by local, regional, national leaders and the ones working in the public and private finance sector. During this meeting the attendees are

Tanger : Siemens Gamesa exporte sa première pale éolienne fabriquée au Maroc

La première pale éolienne «made in Morocco» a quitté l’usine Siemens Gamesa de Tanger, vers le port Tanger Med, pour être exportée vers sa destination finale, indique la société dans un communiqué. Suite à l’inauguration de son usine de pales éoliennes en octobre dernier à Tanger, Siemens Gamesa annonce en effet le transport de sa première pale éolienne d’une longueur de 63

Melilla : A Moroccan national arrested for trying to smuggle a sub-Saharan migrant

The Spanish Civil Guard arrested on Friday, 8th December, a 65-year-old Moroccan national who was trying to smuggle a Sub-Saharan teenager in his car to Melilla, reports the Spanish daily newspaper, El Pais. Aged 12, the young man from Guinea-Conakry was stuffed inside a tiny space between the engine and the passenger seat. The arrest occurred during a checkpoint in the Beni-Ensar border crossing. Once the vehicle, a BMW X5, arrived in the crossing border, the police asked the driver to show

The Good Country Index : Morocco ranked 44th in the world and 1st in North Africa

Morocco has managed to better its performance according to the Good Country Index moving from 73rd in 2016 to 44th in 2017 among 163 nations. The report issued annually shows also how the kingdom managed to top the ranking in the North African region.