Morocco took part in the work of the Summit on the Financing of African Economies, on Tuesday in Paris. It was the Minister of Economy, Finance and Administrative Reform, Mohamed Benchaâboun, who represented King Mohammed VI.
Things are moving quite quickly between Morocco and the Hebrew state, since the warming of relations between the two countries last December. Following an initial videoconference meeting held by members of the Israeli and Moroccan parliaments, it was agreed to create a Morocco-Israel friendship group.
The President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Gianni Infantino, is expected in Morocco on February 24. The man who heads the world football governing body is coming for a working visit to strengthen relations between FIFA and the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF).
In office in Rabat since January 26, David Govrin, the chargé d’affaires of the Hebrew State in Morocco, had a meeting with Nasser Bourita, the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs. On the agenda of the exchanges between the two men, the strengthening of bilateral relations between Morocco and Israel.
The Moroccan Society of Tourist Engineering (SMIT) organized a webinar on February 4 on tourism investment between Morocco and China.
Scottish presenter Alice Morrison, who embarked on an adventure across Morocco on camelback and on foot, completed on Tuesday the third leg of her journey in Ouarzazate. She has covered several thousand kilometers across Morocco.
The President of the National Foundation of Museums (FNM) was received, on Tuesday at the Élysée, for a working lunch with Brigitte Macron. The discussions with Mehdi Qotbi focused on the Eugène Delacroix exhibition scheduled to be held in April 2021 in Morocco.
The strategies to be adopted in order to support the investments of Moroccans Residing Abroad (MRE) were at the heart of a working session between the Delegate Minister in charge of Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nezha El Ouafi, and a delegation from the "13th region" of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM) in charge of Moroccan entrepreneurs in the world (MeM by CGEM). This delegation, led by its president, Karim Amour, reported on the potential of MREs and their determination to support the major reform projects in Morocco.
The attractiveness of the city of Marrakech, culturally and touristically, is unanimous. But after suffering the full brunt of the covid-19 health crisis, it will have to rebuild itself, and quickly.
The Muslim community in France is concerned by the lack of Muslim sections in certain municipalities, forcing grieving families to refer to non-Muslim cemeteries. The Minister of the Interior, Christophe Castaner, has taken stock of the situation with representatives of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM), with a view to finding a quick solution.
The European Union in Morocco organized a capitalization and priority-setting workshop on equality in Tangier on March 5 and 6. This workshop was organized as a prelude to International Women’s Rights Day.
The Minister Delegate in charge of Moroccans Living Abroad (MRE) was in Toronto to plead for the mobilization of Moroccan skills residing abroad. According to Nezha El Ouafi, far from home, Moroccans living abroad need to strengthen ties and exchanges with their country of origin.