Mohammed VI meets Jacob Zuma in Abidjan

After meeting with the Angolan President, King Mohammed VI met on Wednesday, 29th of December, in Abidjan the South African president, Jacob Zuma. «During this warm and honest meeting, the two heads of state agreed to work together, hand in hand, and to look forward to a promising future», reports MAP news agency. «Morocco and South Africa are two important hubs when it comes to political stability and economic development, respectively in the extreme north and south of the

Sommet UA-UE: Vive condamnation du traitement "inhumain" des migrants en Libye

Le traitement inhumain dont sont victimes les migrants subsahariens en Libye a été vertement dénoncé par les différents intervenants lors du 5ème Sommet Union africaine – Union européenne qui s'est ouvert, mercredi à Abidjan. Le Secrétaire Général de l’ONU, Antonio Guterres a ainsi condamné le traitement "abject" subi par les migrants en Libye, appelant les Etats à gérer la question

Fès : Arrestation d'un individu pour agression sexuelle présumée sur mineur

Le service préfectoral de la police judiciaire de Fès a arrêté, mercredi matin, un individu de 23 ans soupçonné d'agression sexuelle sur une mineure dans une école primaire de la même ville. Selon les éléments de l'enquête, le mis en cause, gardien dans cet établissement scolaire, aurait entraîné la victime dans les toilettes de l'école où il l'a agressée sexuellement sous la

AU-EU Summit : King Mohammed VI shaking hands with Ahmed Ouyahya

At the opening of the AU-EU summit King Mohammed VI has shaken hands with the Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahya while standing next to the French Minister, Emmanuel Macron. This comes only a few days after the Moroccan ambassador to Algeria has taken up his position in Algiers, weeks after he was summoned by the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to protest against the recent statement of the Algerian Foreign Minister, Abdelkader Messahel For the record, at

President Donald Trump retweets anti-Muslim videos

President Donald Trump retweeted on Wednesday morning three anti-Muslim videos from a British far-right account, reports CNN. The videos were originally by Jayda Fransen, a deputy leader of Britain First, a far-right and ultranationalist British political organization formed in 2011 by former members of the British National Party. The first video was captioned «Muslims migrants beating up a Dutch boy on crutches» while the second one was entitled «Muslim destroys statue of

Casablanca : The 11th edition of the National Competition for Innovation rewards 12 project leaders

Twelve innovative project leaders were awarded Tuesday in Casablanca, at the 11th edition of the National Competition for Innovation, Research and Development and Technology, organized by the Moroccan Association for Research and Development. The 1st prize was handed over to Mohamed El Harzli for his «device and method of reducing the untimely loudness of audio devices», while the 2nd one went to Abdellah Ayache for his project «Aco-cart». The 3rd prize was awarded to

Casablanca : La 11ème édition du Concours national de l'innovation récompense 12 porteurs de projets

Douze porteurs de projets novateurs ont été primés, mardi à Casablanca, lors de la 11ème édition du Concours national de l'innovation, de la recherche-développement et de la technologie, à l'initiative de l’Association marocaine pour la recherche-développement. Dans la catégorie «Inventeurs, innovateurs», le 1er prix a été attribué à Mohamed El Harzli pour son «dispositif

Morocco and ECOWAS : Nasser Bourita meets Marcel De Souza in Abidjan

Nasser Bourita, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation met on Tuesday, 28th of November, with the president of the ECOWAS Commission, Marcel De Souza, the Ministry said in a statement. Speaking to the media, De Souza said that he had discussed with the Moroccan Foreign Minister the kingdom’s application to join the Economic Community of West African States. The latter is expected to decide on Morocco’s bid on the next summit scheduled for the 16th of December

Senegal: Macky Sall cancels a land allocation for Afri Partners owned by Anas Sefrioui

The Senegalese president has finally given in to the pressure put by villagers who opposed the granting of 10,000 hectares to Afri Partner, a company owned by Moroccan businessman Anas Sefrioui. Macky Sall has decided to cancel a land allocation expected to be used for agricultural projects (rice cultivation) in the municipality of Dodel (northern Senegal), says Afriquemidi online newspaper. The company’s withdrawal was announced by «the Delegate Minister in charge of the Budget,

The Moroccan ambassador to Algeria has taken up his position in Algiers

Hassan Abdel Khaliq, the Moroccan ambassador to Algeria has taken up his position in Algeirs, weeks after he was summoned by the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to protest against the recent statement of the Algerian Foreign Minister, Abdelkader Messahel, states a source from the Foreign Ministry. The Algerian minister accused Morocco of laundering drug money in the African continent through banking.  The same source did not disclose the reasons behind