Africa Morocco The 9th edition of the Global Forum on Combating Modern Slavery was held in Marrakech, with more than 75 leaders from 30 countries, bringing together civil society, UN representatives, government officials, academic researchers and former victims
Africa Morocco Under an agreement recently signed in Essaouira, the first Chair in Jewish Law will be established at the Mohammed V University in Rabat
Africa Morocco War in Ukraine “will have no impact on the availability of the products [...], rather on the prices which will increase“, said government spokesperson at the weekly press briefing, detailing products imported from Ukraine and Russia and the alternatives
Africa Morocco Israeli company 'NewMed Energy', specialized in international gas exploration activities, has announced that it has started commercial talks with the Moroccan authorities to join the Kingdom's energy market in search of new opportunities
Africa Morocco Yassine Aouich, representing Morocco at the Beijing 2022 Olympics and one of just 6 African athletes, is the only one who grew up sporting in his country
Africa Morocco Airspace has been reopened to international travellers, although strict measures are still in place; in two years there have been 20 million fewer travellers and a loss of more than $8 billion in foreign exchange earnings
Africa Morocco Researchers at the Mascir Foundation have completed a molecular test for the detection of tuberculosis, the Mascir Tb Ss-Lamp, the first entirely Moroccan diagnostic test that provides results in 30 minutes
Africa Morocco Despite a global shortage of semiconductors that has resulted in the closure of production lines in the automotive industry, luxury car brands have had great results in the country, with sales in 2021 up 5,7% compared to 2019, for a total of 175.360 units
Africa Morocco The Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MmVI) in Rabat has switched to solar power, becoming the first museum in Africa to integrate a solar solution with an intelligent energy storage and management system
Africa Morocco All Moroccan Railways' 'Al Boraq' high-speed trains will now be powered by wind energy, one of the 2022 steps to accelerate the green energy transition
Africa Morocco International e-commerce company Fulfillment Bridge, founded by Kais Khadraoui in Hong Kong, now offers its global fulfillment solution in Morocco, helping local businesses reach customers everywhere with precision and punctuality
Africa Morocco The National Office for Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) signed an additional financing agreement of €18 million for the sustainability and security of drinking water supply in several regions of the country
Africa Morocco Casablanca-based rapper ElGrandeToto was the most listened to artist in 2021 in the country and the Arab world on the Spotify music platform, today surpassing 50 million streams