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Foreign direct investment to Africa closes in on 2008 peak

Johannesburg - Foreign direct investment to Africa is set to rise by more than 10 percent in 2013, approaching its 2008 record high, with the fast-growing sub-Saharan region likely to receive the...

Tunisia hails lesbian love film's Cannes success

The culture minister in Tunisia's Islamist-led government on Monday congratulated French-Tunisian director Abdellatif Kechiche for winning the Cannes Film Festival's top prize, without referring to...

Mali sets date for presidential election in July

Bamako, Mali — Mali's government announced on Monday that much-anticipated presidential elections will be held July 28, in a communique that set the dates for the campaign period and a runoff...

Fashion fail: Jessie J wears big y-front pants at Morocco concert

Jessie J donned a pair of giant white pants, a boxy white sheer top and some purple high top trainers for her appearance at World Rhythms international Music Festival in Rabat, Morocco, this weekend....

French lesbian love story wins top prize at Cannes

Cannes - An intimate lesbian love story by French director Abdellatif Kechiche won the top prize in Cannes on Sunday, and the film festival's director immediately urged the large crowds protesting...

Marrakech : Un français présumé criminel de guerre, fuit la ville

Lemag : Un ressortissant français résident et investisseur à Marrakech a pris la fuite de la ville, vers une destination inconnue, après que son nom ait été cité en Côte d’Ivoire, sur une liste de 59...

Morocco says satisfied with bond reopening, prepares sukuk

Casablanca, Morocco - Morocco is satisfied with a $750 million bond reopening even though the U.S. market imposed discretionary rules until the subscription process is completed, Finance Minister...

Mudslinging in Morocco

The palace uses its secular allies to go after ruling Islamists, exacerbating tensions that might well lead to the fall of their government....

Of Identities and Institutions

Saudi Arabia is in the throes of an identity crisis that could ultimately lead to a redefining of its founding pact. Under the norms...

Pasquier à Laâyoune : Les élus locaux plaident pour l'autonomie comme issue unique pour le Sahara

Laâyoune - Les élus de la région Laâyoune-Boujdour-Sakia El Hamra ont souligné, mercredi lors d'une rencontre avec Mme Liliane Maury Pasquier, rapporteur de la commission des affaires politiques et...

Marrakech : Arrestation de 4 français pour trafic de fausses monnaies

Lemag : La police judiciaire relevant de la préfecture de police de Marrakech, a arrêté 4 ressortissants français, accusés de trafic de faux Euros. Selon des sources sécuritaires, des vendeurs de...

2 Moroccans tried for homosexuality get 4 months

RABAT : A Moroccan court has convicted two men of homosexuality and public indecency, and sentenced each to four months in prison, in the latest case against gays in this North African nation....

Morocco to launch 4G mobile license tenders by the end 2013

Rabat : Morocco plans to launch tenders for 4G mobile phone licenses by the end of the year, the Telecommunications Regulatory National Agency (ANRT) said on Tuesday in a statement carried by state...

Morocco to harness the wind in energy hunt

Tarfaya : Morocco is ploughing ahead with a programme to boost wind energy production, particularly in the southern Tarfaya region, where Africa's largest wind farm is set to open in 2014....

Marrakech : Le français présumé trafiquant de drogue est agent immobilier et non un enseignant

Lemag : Gilles.J existe bel et bien. Après que des médias de la place l’avait dit enseignant au Lycée français Victor Hugo, et que ce dernier avait formellement démenti tous liens avec lui, des...

Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death

Rabat — A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported....

Algeria 'jails 14 Malians for arms smuggling'

An Algerian court sentenced 14 Malian members of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) to 20 years' jail for arms smuggling and entering the country illegally, El Khabar daily...

Morocco In Motion: Drivelapse - Rabat en voiture en 1 minute

https://www.marocafrik.com/english/video/ Morocco In Motion - Drivelapse - Rabat en voiture en 1 minute from Morocco In Motion on Vimeo. Source :...

5 migrants die off Moroccan coast on way to Spain

Rabat- Five migrants died overnight after their boat capsized off Nador coast of northern Morocco on their way to Spain, Moroccan interior ministry said Tuesday in a statement . Seven other...

200 arrested after clashes between police, Salafists in Tunisia

Tunis - Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh said Monday that some 200 people had been arrested following clashes between the police and hundreds of Salafists in the capital on Sunday....