After Rwanda, it is in Tanzania that Morocco is planning to finance the construction of an ultra modern stadium. The Tanzanian President, John Magufuli, and King Mohammed VI are expected to inaugurate the project in April 2018 in the country’s new capital, Dodoma.
Contrary to what people think, the Shia doctrine had made its way to the Kingdom of Morocco. After the Fatimid conquest, the region of Souss was inhabited by tribes who followed Shia Islam. Two centuries later, the Almoravids invaded the region to stop the spread of the doctrine.
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
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
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
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
King Mohammed VI signed on Monday in Casablanca five documents relating to these 26 investments in the sector of the automobile industry. This launching came as the sovereign signed another agreement with the chairman of China’s BYD, on of the biggest companies in the field. The Chinese manufacturer is joining the two French companies already operating in the north of the Kingdom which is set to be an African hub for the flourishing industry.
Prime Minister Saadeddine El Othmani, has been elected as the new Secretary General of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) after the National Council refused to allow Abdelilah Benkirane to run for the post for a third time. The decision that took place on Sunday came as El Othmani excluded from the party’s General Secretariat the supporters of the former head of the government. To get a closer look at this change, Yabiladi interviewed Abdelrrahim El Allam, a professor of
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
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.