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Morocco commits to the circular economy with its new waste management plan
Atalayar
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August 5, 2025
New waste strategy Difficulties in implementation Circular economy generating employment The continuous increase in household waste, which puts a great strain on the environment, presents Morocco with the challenge of achieving sustainable waste...
Morocco Makes History: SNRT to Deploy Spidercam in All 9 AFCON Stadiums
Morocco World News
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August 5, 2025
Marrakech – In an unprecedented move, Morocco’s National Broadcasting and Television Company (SNRT) has launched a tender for deploying Spidercam technology across all nine stadiums hosting the upcoming African Cup of Nations (AFCON 2025). This...
Africa’s AI Market to Surpass $16.5B by 2030 – Mastercard Report
TechEconomy
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August 7, 2025
Advertisements Mastercard has released its latest whitepaper, Harnessing the transformative power of AI in Africa, a pan-African study of the continent’s readiness, opportunity and roadmap for responsible artificial intelligence (AI) adoption. The...
Morocco Elected Vice-President of UN Conference on Landlocked Countries
Morocco World News
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August 5, 2025
Marrakech – Morocco, represented by Ambassador Omar Hilale, Permanent Representative to the United Nations, was elected vice-president of the third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries on Tuesday. The announcement came during a plenary...
Business Aviation Levels Up in Response to Changing Expectations and Tech Advancements
Aviation Pros
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August 5, 2025
The business aviation sector has witnessed remarkable transformation in recent years, driven by evolving passenger expectations, technological advancements, and shifting global travel patterns. As corporate travellers increasingly seek...
Moroccan truck drivers kidnapped by Islamic State group released in Mali
The Messenger - Kentucky
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BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Four Moroccan truck drivers, who were kidnapped in January in West Africa by the Islamic State group and held captive for months, have been released, Malian authorities said. The truckers were traveling 3,000 miles to transport...
ACWA Power Secures Major Solar Projects in Morocco
Arabian Post
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August 7, 2025
ACWA Power, a Saudi-listed leader in the global energy transition, has secured the Noor Midelt 2 and Noor Midelt 3 solar projects in Morocco. The projects were awarded following an international tender process facilitated by the Moroccan Agency...
Israel destroys Palestine’s last surviving seed bank, echoing a colonial legacy of erasure
Global Voices
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August 7, 2025
Screenshot of video shared by the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), showing the destruction of the seed bank. Fair use. On July 31, 2025, Israeli forces bulldozed the seed‑multiplication unit of the Union of Agricultural Work...
Mastercard Projects Africa’s AI Market to Triple, Urges Inclusive Growth
News Ghana
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August 7, 2025
Africa’s artificial intelligence sector is poised for explosive growth, with Mastercard forecasting the market will surge from $4.5 billion in 2025 to $16.5 billion by 2030. A new whitepaper from the payments giant outlines how responsible AI...
Panel discusses deepening trade links with Africa
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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Andrea Perez-Sobers Senior Reporter andrea.perez-sobers@guardian.co.tt There is a growing sentiment that it is time to reset and reimagine the region’s economic relationship with Africa. This was revealed by Irfan Hosein,...
Spain and UK Finance News Round-Up, August 7
Euro Weekly News
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August 6, 2025
Finance news. Credit: Pavel Danilyuk, Pexels Services sector SPAIN’S services sector saw its fastest growth since February, with domestic demand driving a sharp jump in activity in July, according to S&P Global. The HCOB Spain Services PMI rose to...
Can solar power shift the world’s economic geography?
fDi Intelligence
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Industry should be expected to cluster around energy resources. This trend has been visible from the earliest days of the industrial revolution, when mills were built next to rivers so water wheels could power machinery. This raises a crucial...
TikTok removes over 1 million videos in Morocco in Q1 for guideline violations
Hespress
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August 7, 2025
TikTok deleted more than 1.04 million videos in Morocco during the first quarter of 2025 for violating community guidelines, marking a sharp increase from the 742,925 videos removed in the last quarter of 2024, according to the platform’s latest...
UK firm to start aviation production in Morocco
Zawya
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British aviation company, Vertical Aerospace, has announced that Morocco will participate in the production of the VX4 electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft through a Spanish company’s industrial operations in Casablanca. In...
'Zuma has no mandate': SA Government slams use of national flag in Morocco
IOL
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The Department of International Relations and Cooperation Minister Romald Lamola has expressed concern to the Kingdom of Morocco over what he described as an “abuse of the national symbol” following a visit by former president and Umkhonto weSizwe...
During the tour, Adesina engaged in discussions on the key challenges facing ’igeria’s automotive sector, including fiscal policy, logistics, access to finance, and the lack of local manufacturing capacity for critical components
MENAFN
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August 7, 2025
(MENAFN- News.Africa-Wire) LAGOS, Nigeria, August 6, 2025/ -- The President of the African Development Bank Group (), Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has reaffirmed the Bank’s strong commitment to supporting African entrepreneurs and industrial innovation....
“AI market in Africa to top $16.5 billion by 2030”, Mastercard report says
Technext
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August 6, 2025
With Africa’s AI market projected to grow from USD 4.5 billion in 2025 to USD 16.5 billion by 2030, according to a recent report from Statista, Mastercard, today, released its latest whitepaper, Harnessing the transformative power of AI in Africa,...
PATRICK ACHITABWINO: Africa must tie trade loose ends
BusinessLIVE
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Africa has no shortage of instruments that could boost trading within the continent. Trade conferences where deliberations centre on opening African markets to African economies have been held year after year for far too long. The paradox is that...
The US Reaffirmation of Support for Moroccan Autonomy Plan: Implications and Regional Imp...
ImpACT International
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The long-standing and deeply contentious conflict over Western Sahara has entered a new phase in 2025 following a significant reaffirmation of the United States’ support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for the disputed territory. This diplomatic...
What is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier? Moroccan to Be Deported After Defiling French War Memorial
International Business Times - United Kingdom
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August 7, 2025
A 47-year-old Moroccan national is facing deportation from France after he was caught on video lighting a cigarette using the Eternal Flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, located beneath the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The incident occurred on...