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Morocco, Spain Highlight Exemplary Migration Cooperation

20/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Madrid - Morocco's ambassador to Spain Karima Benyaich and Spanish Secretary of State for Migration Hana Jalloul Muro, underlined the exemplary Moroccan-Spanish migration cooperation. During this meeting, held Tuesday at the headquarters of the State Secretariat for Migration in Madrid, the two...

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Cuba's New Ambassador Expresses his Country's Willingness to Strengthen Relations with Morocco

20/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Rabat - The new ambassador of the Republic of Cuba to Morocco, Javier Domokos Ruiz, expressed his country's willingness to strengthen its relations with the Kingdom in all areas. Domokos Ruiz, who paid a courtesy visit to speaker of the House of Representatives Habib El Malki, praised Morocco's...

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Spain: Morocco saves 14 migrants, 14 others feared drowned

20/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

BARCELONA, Spain _ Moroccan authorities rescued only 14 migrants from a boat carrying 28 people that capsized off the Western Sahara coast, raising fears that the others drowned, Spain's maritime rescue service said Wednesday. The news came after reports a day earlier from Alarm Phone _ a...

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Nouakchott: FM Stresses Importance of Moroccan-Mauritanian Agreement of Fraternity and Good Neighborliness

20/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Nouakchott - Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, stressed, Wednesday in Nouakchott, the importance of the agreement of fraternity and good neighborliness, signed between Morocco and Mauritania in 1970. In a statement to the press on the...

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IMF ‘Impressed’ by Morocco's Determination to Pursue Structural Reforms (Managing Director)

20/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Rabat - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is "impressed" by Morocco's determination to pursue its structural reforms, said Wednesday in Rabat IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva. "We are impressed by Morocco's determination to pursue its major structural reforms so that its economy can...

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Morocco, Mauritania Discuss in Nouakchott Means to Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation

20/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Nouakchott - Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans abroad, Nasser Bourita, held talks Wednesday in Nouakchott with Mauritanian Prime Minister, Ismail Bedde Cheikh Sidiya, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Mauritanians Abroad, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed. These...

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Human rights: Morocco Slams AI's Allegations Aimed at Undermining the Kingdom’s Efforts

20/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Rabat - Moroccan authorities have rejected the allegations and positions adopted by Amnesty International (AI) which aim to undermine the Kingdom's efforts to strengthen human rights. In response to Amnesty International's annual report on the human rights situation in the MENA region in 2019,...

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Nouakchott: FM Stresses Importance of Moroccan-Mauritanian Agreement of Fraternity and Good Neighborliness

20/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Nouakchott - Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, stressed, Wednesday in Nouakchott, the importance of the agreement of fraternity and good neighborliness, signed between Morocco and Mauritania in 1970. In a statement to the press on the...

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Moroccan Sahara to Become a Leading South-South Cooperation Pole (FM)

19/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Laayoune - The Moroccan Sahara, "an important commercial crossroads" between Morocco and African countries, will become a leading South-South cooperation pole, said on Tuesday minister Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans abroad, Nasser Bourita. "The Moroccan Sahara region is an...

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Andersen Global Enters Morocco, Expands Presence in Northern Africa

19/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Casablanca - Andersen Global announced on Tuesday the signing of a Cooperation Agreement with Morocco-based advisory firm M.A. Global Consulting (MAGC) to strengthen its presence in Northern Africa. "This collaboration is another key link in the expansion of our organization in Africa and...

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Marrakech E-Prix on Feb. 29

19/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Marrakech - The 2020 Marrakech E-Prix, 5th stage of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, will be held on February 29, 2020, at the Moulay El Hassan circuit. The ABB FIA Formula E Championship is the world’s first fully-electric international single-seater racing series. Consisting of 24 drivers...

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Opening of Consulate in Laayoune, Act Compatible with History, Ivorian Minister

19/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Laayoune - The opening of a consulate general in Laayoune is an act which is compatible with history and in line with the unwavering position of Cote d 'Ivoire over the Moroccan aspect of the Sahara, said on Tuesday its Minister of African Integration and Ivorian Expatriates Ally Coulibaly. The...

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Valencia CF Chooses Marrakech to Open its First Football Academy in Africa

19/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Marrakech - Spanish team Valencia CF has chosen Marrakech to open its first football academy in Africa. Speaking at a press conference held Monday in Marrakech, officials from the Spanish side said this project, undertaken alongside DK Pro Sports, will feature different programmes for young...

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Moroccan Sahara to Become a Leading South-South Cooperation Pole (FM)

19/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Laayoune - The Moroccan Sahara, "an important commercial crossroads" between Morocco and African countries, will become a leading South-South cooperation pole, said on Tuesday minister Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans abroad, Nasser Bourita. "The Moroccan Sahara region is an...

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Marrakech E-Prix on Feb. 29

19/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Marrakech - The 2020 Marrakech E-Prix, 5th stage of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, will be held on February 29, 2020, at the Moulay El Hassan circuit. The ABB FIA Formula E Championship is the world’s first fully-electric international single-seater racing series. Consisting of 24 drivers...

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Opening of Consulate in Laayoune, Act Compatible with History, Ivorian Minister

19/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Laayoune - The opening of a consulate general in Laayoune is an act which is compatible with history and in line with the unwavering position of Cote d 'Ivoire over the Moroccan aspect of the Sahara, said on Tuesday its Minister of African Integration and Ivorian Expatriates Ally Coulibaly. The...

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CORCAS Head Holds Talks with Chilean & Panamanian Officials

19/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Rabat - Chairman of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs (CORCAS), Khalihenna Ould Errachid, held talks in Rabat with President of the Chilean Chamber of Deputies, Ivan Garcia Flores, and Panama's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federico Alfaro Boyd. Talks with the Chilean official,...

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France to end imam, teacher deals to counter extremism

19/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

MULHOUSE, France - French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday announced measures intended to counter Islamic extremism in France by giving the government more authority over the schooling of children, the financing of mosques and the training of imams. Macron, during a visit to the city of...

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Valencia CF Chooses Marrakech to Open its First Football Academy in Africa

19/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Marrakech - Spanish team Valencia CF has chosen Marrakech to open its first football academy in Africa. Speaking at a press conference held Monday in Marrakech, officials from the Spanish side said this project, undertaken alongside DK Pro Sports, will feature different programmes for young...

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CORCAS Head Holds Talks with Chilean & Panamanian Officials

19/02/2020 | MarocAfrik

Rabat - Chairman of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs (CORCAS), Khalihenna Ould Errachid, held talks in Rabat with President of the Chilean Chamber of Deputies, Ivan Garcia Flores, and Panama's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Federico Alfaro Boyd. Talks with the Chilean official,...

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