The African Union Commission welcomed the decision taken on Friday by the UN Security Council. The unanimous adoption that extends the mandate of the United Nations Mission to the Referundum in Western Sahara until the 30th of April 2018. In a communiqué issued by the Commission on Sunday in Addis Ababa, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat expressed his satisfaction regarding the UN step. He also saluted the «the constructive spirit» that the
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) and the Rwandan Association Football Federation have agreed over the weekend on the launch of a new project in the African republic. The FRMF will finance the construction of stadiums in the country through a repayable fund between the period of three to six years. «We can agree to construct a 3000-seater stadium for each district and depending on its needs, we will be offering different options for the construction phase», said Mouad
Yabiladi is finally launching an English version dedicated to its readers around the world. The online newspaper will be a gateway to Morocco for its English-speaking audience.
Morocco welcomed the 2351 Resolution adopted yesterday 28th of April by the UN Security Council. In a communiqué issued today by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Internationl Cooperation, the Kingdom showed its backing of the UN decision. This resolution prorogates the Minurso's mandate in the region for an additional year, strictly within its current prerogatives. The Ministry stated that this step will take into consideration the remarks and recommendations that the UN Secretary
The Security Council extended the mandate of the United Nations mission for a referendum in Western Sahara through the adoption of Resolution 2351. The decision was met positively by Rabat while the Polisario remained silent.
The Minurso mission have deployed its elements in Guerguerat after the Polisario Front withdrew its militias from the area. The move came merely a few hours after the UN security council adopted a new resolution on the Moroccan Sahara conflict. The area, consequently, returns to the status quo that prevailed before the 14th of August 2016. For the record, Morocco removed in February 2017 it's troops from the Guerguerat buffer strip. As a result, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged the
«Moroccans living abroad are also meant to be clients of e-banking», Driss Maghraoui, the executive director of distribution of products at Attijariwafabank claimed on Friday morning at a conference organized to present L’bankalik project. Launched a few months ago, L’bankalik is a «100% mobile banking model» that is free for use and user-friendly. Answering to a question asked by Yabiladi during the conference, Driss Maghraoui confirmed that the Moroccan
Volubilis, an excavated Roman city near Meknes will host a set of regional training courses on the conservation and management of Archaeological sites with mosaics organized by Mosaikon and the Moroccan Ministry of Culture. The training is performed through a partnership bringing together the Ministry of Culture and Getty Conservation Institute (GCI). The course includes two workshops, according to a communiqué issued by the Ministry. The courses that started on April the 10th, aim to
The Moroccan government announced on Thursday 27th April in Rabat a new prohibitive import tariff. The decision includes «raising Morocco’s soft wheat import custom tax to 135% from 30% until December 31st», said Mustapha El Khalfi, Minister Delegate to the head of government in charge of relations with the parliament. This step holds the objective of guaranteeing a beneficial marketing for the national products that are highly demanded in Europe. «This project is
Grupo Bimbo, a Mexican multinational bakery and product manufacturing company will invade the African market through buying a Moroccan company specialized in baking and named Adghal, reports Reuters. The Mexican firm is the ninth largest company in Mexico in the field of baking pastry and food manufacturing. It is headquartered in Mexico City and operates in the United States, Canada, Chile and Spain. According to the same source, Bimbo’s business chief announced last week that the