• Silver and lead production in Morocco are the highest in Africa. (wikipedia.org)
  • The state of Western Sahara or Sahrawi Republic lies along the coast of West Africa between Mauritania to its south and east, and Morocco on its northern border, and forms part of the West African region. (mbendi.co.za)
  • Most of our information comes from the stock market and in all our analyzes we include every economic growth and development but we also include the economic crisis that appears in some parts of Africa. (mbendi.co.za)
  • Morocco World News brings you the latest news about business, education, Western Sahara, culture and tourism in Morocco, Current Events in North Africa. (enjoytrulli.eu)
  • While Russia's invasion of Ukraine is certain to dominate an upcoming NATO summit in Madrid, Spain and other member nations are quietly pushing the Western alliance to consider how mercenaries aligned with Russian President Vladimir Putin are spreading Moscow's influence to Africa. (newsmax.com)
  • Over the past few days, the Moroccan navy has rescued almost 900 illegal migrants, most of them from sub-Saharan Africa, including 400 in territorial waters, according to a military source, while attempts to cross to Spain have multiplied. (africacenter.org)
  • They established businesses in South Africa with their notable business being a computer assembly and distribution company called Sahara Computers. (africafocus.org)
  • There was also a solidarity caravan organized to Imider, located approximately 300 kilometers south-east of Morocco, where a protest camp has been running for over 2 years now against a mining company's expropriation of water and pollution from the most productive silver mine in Africa [3] . (iboninternational.org)
  • Business Brief: Key International LPG Forum to be held in Morocco as Country Readies to Build Tallest Skyscraper in Africa. (moroccoonthemove.com)
  • Although announced earlier this year, the final agreement was just initiated by the China Railway Construction Corporation, BMCE Bank of Africa, and Travaux Generaux de Construction de Casablanca, Morocco's leading construction company. (moroccoonthemove.com)
  • According to a report by the Arab Investment and Export Credit Guarantee Corporation, Morocco attracted $2.3 billion worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2016, leading all North Africa countries. (moroccoonthemove.com)
  • It is expanding rapidly across Africa through green field ventures, partnerships and acquisitions, with a focus on Western Africa. (zawya.com)
  • The United States and Canada, among others, have been very clear that they do not recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Robert Zoellick, then the United States Trade Representative, stated in 2004 in reference to the Free Trade Agreement between the USA and Morocco that "The United States … do not recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara" and added that "the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) covers trade and investment in the territory of Morocco as recognized internationally, and does not include Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Money from phosphate extraction and trade goes directly to the Moroccan state-owned company located in Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Moroccan fertiliser company Office Cherifien de Phosphate (OCP), the world's leading phosphate exporter, reported 2015 net profit up % yearonyear to billion dirhams () on Tuesday, attributing the rise to higher output. (gpo-energie-verte.be)
  • The mining sector holds an important place in the Moroccan economy. (gpo-energie-verte.be)
  • We have wonderful relations with Morocco, though it is strange that we have been seeing a certain reduction in trade, specifically in certain traditional Moroccan goods. (johnhelmer.net)
  • But last year turnover plunged 34%, as Russian exports of oil and petroleum dropped sharply following the bankruptcy of the Moroccan refinery company responsible for handling the Russian products. (johnhelmer.net)
  • Alexander Tkachev, the Russian Minister of Agriculture, said during the meetings with the Moroccan delegation last week said that Morocco is one of the suppliers Russia is looking to in order to replace the European Union supplies now subject to counter-sanctions. (johnhelmer.net)
  • Among those expected to address the forum are government leaders, such as Moroccan minister of Energy, Mines, and Sustainable Development Aziz Rebbah, who will join industry experts to discuss varying perspectives on LPG related to commercial and environment issues. (moroccoonthemove.com)
  • Moroccan forces currently occupy over 80% of SADR, also known as Western Sahara, which remains classified by the UN as among the last countries still awaiting decolonization. (atlasofwars.com)
  • On December 10, 2020, the Donald Trump administration in the US announced that "the United States recognizes Moroccan sovereignty over the entire Western Sahara territory. (atlasofwars.com)
  • The US government's approval of Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara came in exchange for its normalization of diplomatic relations with Israel on the same day. (atlasofwars.com)
  • Former colonizer of the territory, Spain, which had handed over the territory of Western Sahara to the invading Moroccan forces in 1975, once again in March 2022 rescinded recognition of SADR and accepted Morocco's claim of sovereignty over the territory. (atlasofwars.com)
  • However, to this day, no state or international organization recognizes Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Morocco's control and exploitation of Western Sahara also hurts the Sahrawis' labor rights and their economic development. (wsrw.org)
  • Siemens Gamesa are profiting from Morocco's plunder of illegally occupied land & violent repression of the people of Western Sahara. (waronwant.org)
  • But America is still recognizing the coup leader in Venezuela, is silent on Morocco's occupation of Western Sahara, is continuing Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capitol while accepting the importance of Israel's hold on the Golan Heights and is only cautiously correcting course on Cuba. (antiwar.com)
  • The dusty, sunparched deserts of Central and Southwestern Morocco do not bring agricultural development to mind, but Morocco's Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP) is playing a growing role in that sector. (gpo-energie-verte.be)
  • Morocco's Phosphate Giant OCP Buys 20% of Spain's Leading Fertilizer Company. (gpo-energie-verte.be)
  • For centuries, mining has been one of Morocco's most practiced economic activities. (gpo-energie-verte.be)
  • Benguérir Phosphates Mine, Morocco Located 70km north of Marrakesh, Benguérir is the newest of Morocco's four phosphate mining centres, having started production in 1979-80. (gpo-energie-verte.be)
  • Since Joe Biden took office in January 2021, the endorsement of Morocco's occupation of Western Sahara has been reiterated. (atlasofwars.com)
  • Specific organizations established to promote the mining sector are the Phosphates Cherifian Office (OCP) in 1920 and the National Hydrocarbon and Mines Agency (ONHYM) in 2003. (wikipedia.org)
  • Phosphates, lead, fluorine, and antimony are found in the Atlantic coast over a stretch of 60-120 kilometres (37-75 mi), and also in central Morocco. (wikipedia.org)
  • We are aware that PCS has imported phosphates from Western Sahara for processing in Geismar, LA for decades. (wsrw.org)
  • By importing phosphates from Western Sahara, PCS thus supports the continuation of the illegal occupation and contributes to undermining the UN peace process. (wsrw.org)
  • Mining in Morocco is dominated by one key element: phosphates. (gpo-energie-verte.be)
  • In 2005, Morocco produced 27,254 million tons of phosphates and 5,895 million tons of phosphate derivatives. (gpo-energie-verte.be)
  • mining net benguerir phosphates mine mining net benguerir phosphates mine_Benguerir Mining AtlasBenguerir is a Phosphate Mine in Morocco owned by OCP. (gpo-energie-verte.be)
  • The final future of the state of Western Sahara will be settled when the forthcoming UN-supervised referendum is held in which the country's inhabitants must choose between independence or integration with Morocco. (mbendi.co.za)
  • In Central African Republic, Wagner fighters protect the country's gold and diamond mines. (newsmax.com)
  • Mining contributes about 6% of the country's GDP with most of it being from the export of phosphate. (gpo-energie-verte.be)
  • are setting the groundwork for greater trade and investment within the country's mining industry, which wasworth US billion from 2006 to 2010. (gpo-energie-verte.be)
  • Most of Western Sahara is occupied by Morocco since 1975. (wsrw.org)
  • The International Court of Justice in its 1975 Western Sahara Advisory Opinion established that Morocco has no legal claim to Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Sahara since 1975. (lu.se)
  • 2018 Guardian News and Media Limited or its urgent Proceedings. (moretti.ca)
  • In 2016, the OCP Group mined 30 million tons of phosphate. (gpo-energie-verte.be)
  • According to cell phone records, Molefe had 58 phone calls with the eldest of the Gupta brothers, Ajay Gupta, between August 2015 and March 2016, just before the Guptas purchased South Africa's Optimum coal mine for 2.15 billion rand ($160 million). (africafocus.org)
  • (Marrakesh, Nov. 12, 2016) - The 22nd Conference of Parties (COP) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) opened this week in the Kingdom of Morocco. (iboninternational.org)
  • [1] http://wsrw.org/a105x3644 Western Sahara Resource Watch, published 07.11-2016. (iboninternational.org)
  • According to a report by the French organization France Libertés - Fondation Danielle Mitterrand, the Sahrawis have been systematically marginalized from the phosphate industry in Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Already the world's largest exporter of phosphate rock ore, Morocco is a growing player in the global phosphate industry. (gpo-energie-verte.be)
  • With the Sahel, Morocco and Algeria at risk of worsening instability, 'the southern part of NATO, for Portugal, Spain, Greece, etc., they would like to have an eye open to that part of the world,' he said. (newsmax.com)
  • The occupation of Western Sahara has resulted in enormous suffering and deprivation for the Sahrawi people, the rightful owners of the land and the natural resources of Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • That same opinion affirmed that the Sahrawi population has a right to self-determination, which includes, inter alia, the right of permanent sovereignty over its natural resources. (wsrw.org)
  • Western Sahara (Sahrawi Rep. (mbendi.co.za)
  • In 1991, a truce was negotiated with the promise on a referendum on the right to self-determination of Western Saharan inhabitants, the Sahrawi. (lu.se)
  • Morocco, Western Sahara - M oroccan forces illegally occupying the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) have come under repeated bombardment by the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army (SPLA) . (atlasofwars.com)
  • It separates the areas occupied by Morocco on the coast-side from the inland territory that is under the control of the Polisario Front (PF), recognized by the UN General Assembly as the Sahrawi people's international representative. (atlasofwars.com)
  • The ceasefire had been secured in August 1991 after the UN Security Council (UNSC) established the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) with the promise of fulfilling the Sahrawi people's right to self-determination. (atlasofwars.com)
  • So what exactly did King Mohammed VI of Morocco negotiate with President Putin at the Kremlin last week? (johnhelmer.net)
  • [1] Ms. Beirouk is originally from Western Sahara, which has been on the United Nations list of 'non-self-governing territories' since 1963. (iboninternational.org)
  • It is part of a larger development that involves the construction of several innovative facilities, including the Grand Theatre of Rabat, the Arts and Culture House, the National Archives of the Kingdom of Morocco, and the Archaeological Museum. (moroccoonthemove.com)
  • The Kingdom of Morocco has just lived one of the most intense weeks of its history. (afrik-news.com)
  • Polisario Front1, the liberation movement of Western Sahara, had fought to claim its independence but failed to do so. (lu.se)
  • However, backed by the US, UK, and the EU, Morocco successfully sabotaged the referendum promised by the UN, and MINURSO was reduced to a peace-keeping force. (atlasofwars.com)
  • In 1920, mineral extraction was reported in the Rif in the area of Melilla, where there were three iron mines as well as one working lead and zinc ore. (wikipedia.org)
  • Morocco, had grown from two tercios (regiments) created in 1920 to include several tercios and over a dozen banderas (battalions). (sofmag.com)
  • Morocco has been illegally occupying Western Sahara for nearly 50 years. (waronwant.org)
  • The class struggle in Zambia has won important victories in recent weeks, with 2,000 copper miners winning a 100% wage increase against the Chinese mine owners, while a movement of the unemployed and youth have driven the 'King Cobra' to power in last month's presidential election. (marxist.com)
  • Gold and copper mining companies are opening mines in the interior. (vizocom.com)
  • In a profession facing constant uncertainty from the weather, Skinner has one more variable to consider: how to repair uneven farmland sunken by coal mining more than 20 years ago. (truthout.org)
  • The coal mine near his farm closed in the 1980s, but he and his neighbors are still cleaning up the mess. (truthout.org)
  • Along with sinking ground, underground mines usually involve on-site processing facilities, which can spread coal dust over crops. (truthout.org)
  • About six years ago, the Indiana-based company Sunrise Coal, LLC sought to buy the mineral rights underlying farms in Vermillion County. (truthout.org)
  • Not only were the Smiths upset about the prospect of mining nearby, the company was planning to build a 500-acre above-ground coal processing facility and rail transfer point, all in close proximity to their farm. (truthout.org)
  • Eskom, which prepaid the Gupta's Tegeta Exploration and Resources 600 million rand for coal, had been accused of helping to finance the Guptas' coal mine deal through preferential treatment. (africafocus.org)
  • They later diversified their business interests into mining through the acquisition of JIC Mining Services, Shiva Uranium and Tegeta Exploration and Resources, Optimum Coal Mine and Koornfontein Coal Mine. (africafocus.org)
  • Morocco is the world's largest producer of phosphate, and contains about 75% of the world's estimated reserves. (wikipedia.org)
  • While Skinner is dealing with the legacy of past mining, some of his neighbors to the east are fighting new proposed mines. (truthout.org)
  • Some of the Smiths' neighbors sold their mineral rights to the company, which proceeded with plans for a new mine. (truthout.org)
  • The overseeing authority is the Office National de Recherches et d'Exploitations Petrolieres (Office of Research and Petroleum exploitation) under the overall jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry, Trade, Energy, and Mines]. (wikipedia.org)
  • The mining sector is poised for increased participation of private sector companies and also in the fuel sector in natural gas and petroleum extraction. (wikipedia.org)
  • Continuing its leadership role in the promotion of clean energy sources, Morocco will host the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Forum (LPG) in Marrakech in October , bringing together policy makers, international agencies, companies, and researchers to map policies, view technology advances, and develop strategies affecting the future of the industry. (moroccoonthemove.com)
  • Industry sources in Moscow identify three Russian companies as the largest importers of fruit and vegetables from Morocco - Globus, Baltfruit, and Nevskaya. (johnhelmer.net)
  • Morocco maintains partial or full state ownership in several sectors, from phosphate mining to transportation. (gpo-energie-verte.be)
  • Mining permits and licenses are issued by the department within the framework of Mining Code. (wikipedia.org)
  • WSRW section Louisiana in October sent a letter to the US-Canadian fertiliser producer, PCS, demanding that they terminate its imports from Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Agreement, or the Liberalization Agreement, aimed at liberalizing the European imports from Morocco, is also applied to Western Sahara. (lu.se)
  • Mining contributed up to 35% of exports and 5% of GDP in 2011. (wikipedia.org)
  • Morocco supplies energy generated from solar sources to Europe via undersea cables, and has ambitious plans to increase these exports. (gfmag.com)
  • The mining industry of Morocco is important to the national economy. (wikipedia.org)
  • Morocco has an ancient history of extraction of minerals for enhancing its economy. (wikipedia.org)
  • With well-developed infrastructure, including 130,000 hotel beds, exotic Morocco attracts more than 10 million tourists each year, injecting about $10 billion into the economy. (gfmag.com)
  • Predictably, the territory's economy mainly revolves around phosphate mining, and the future of this mainstay is of immense local and global interest in the region. (gpo-energie-verte.be)
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  • The UK government must end its complicity with Israel's settlement enterprise and hold businesses - including JCB - to account. (waronwant.org)
  • Dear Mr. Doyle, President and CEO of PotashCorp, We are writing to you today about PotashCorp's shipments of phosphate rock from occupied Western Sahara to Louisiana. (wsrw.org)
  • There is no data for the Occupied Palestinian Territories or Western Sahara. (fairobserver.com)
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  • Mining from the 1980s caused land to sink unevenly, creating marshy areas that reduce crop yield. (truthout.org)
  • Morocco constructed the berm in the 1980s, with the help of American companies Northrop and Westinghouse. (atlasofwars.com)
  • Formerly the Spanish colony of Rio de Oro, Western Sahara was annexed by both Morocco and Mauritania when Spain withdrew in February 1976. (mbendi.co.za)
  • After Mauritania withdrew from the territory in August 1979, it was incorporated into and administered by Morocco. (mbendi.co.za)
  • Vizocom's extensive experience in providing VSAT and ICT services to the defense industry and especially governmental agencies, as well as oil and gas, mining, and construction industries has made it an unrivaled partner for their operations around the globe and especially in Mauritania. (vizocom.com)
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  • The problem can happen immediately or even many years later - long after the mine is shuttered. (truthout.org)
  • In May 1991, the Polisario Front and Morocco ended many years of fighting following a UN sponsored peace settlement. (mbendi.co.za)
  • I have been in Morocco now for 9 years. (enjoytrulli.eu)
  • Though originally Dutch I have travelled the world for my work for years and lived in many countries but Morocco for me is the best place and now I know I will remain here to my last days. (enjoytrulli.eu)
  • The third pillar is the agricultural sector, which has provided an estimated 250,000 new jobs during the past 10 years and is targeted for further growth by the World Bank and Morocco government. (gfmag.com)
  • Mohammed, whose Alouite dynasty has ruled Morocco for 350 years, hasn't been to Moscow since 2002. (johnhelmer.net)
  • The African LPG market, which has increased by some 30% in the last five years, will be in focus, with Morocco as a good example, having seen an increase of 20% during that period, making it now the second-largest consuming market on the continent. (moroccoonthemove.com)
  • The territory in this case is Western Sahara, South of Morocco, who includes the territory as part of its own country. (lu.se)
  • It describes solutions that provide "an opportunity to rapidly increase the deployment of zero emission solutions and drastically cut global emissions," including the paths to get there. (aryawadwalkar.com)
  • Since its establishment in 2014, CCmHI has rapidly expanded to include the development of various mobile apps including FoodSwitch, SMART Diet, SMART Diabetes, Maternal and Children's Health 1000 days, Know Salt and Oil and AppSalt. (aryawadwalkar.com)
  • rapidly why get you up including your liking to synthesize it? (wise-biz.net)
  • The phosphate trade in Western Sahara therefore increases the risk of further armed conflict, destabilization and suffering in the region. (wsrw.org)
  • We would like to inform you that trade with and transportation of mineral resources from occupied Western Sahara is politically controversial, highly unethical and potentially against international law. (wsrw.org)
  • With an estimated 70% of the world's phosphate resources, Morocco is the largest global producer and largest exporter of the multiuse mineral according to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (gpo-energie-verte.be)
  • In 1968, before Morocco took control over the phosphate mines, all 1600 workers in the industry were Sahrawis. (wsrw.org)
  • Stakeholders expected to attend include industry research entities, academic partners, LPG producing companies, equipment manufacturers, distributors, and the industry supply chain and related distribution and marketing organizations. (moroccoonthemove.com)
  • Included in the program is a focus on HSE Management Systems, the Health, Safety, and Environment regulations being adopted to enhance safe operations with a view towards a sustainable future for the industry. (moroccoonthemove.com)
  • The rule bars companies from selling spyware and other technologies to China, Russia, and several other countries without first obtaining a license from BIS. (sans.org)
  • Overall, the trade between Russia and Morocco is very small - less than 1% of Russia's aggregate trade turnover. (johnhelmer.net)
  • In Asturias, a province in northern Spain on the Atlantic coast, local unions in several mining towns gathered small arms and were determined to see the strike through. (sofmag.com)
  • Multinational mining companies are buying up land across the planet to extract natural resources, contracting state forces, private mercenary companies, and even illegal paramilitary groups to protect their interests and repress local opposition. (waronwant.org)
  • More information about Morocco is available on the Morocco Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet. (enjoytrulli.eu)
  • This kind of support makes Morocco less inclined to contribute to finding a solution to the occupation, and makes delaying tactics and attempting to profit from the existing situation more attractive. (wsrw.org)
  • The reason for this unequivocal US position is that Morocco has not right to extract and sell Western Sahara's resources, as long as the political status of the territory has not been resolved. (wsrw.org)
  • The below letter was sent from WSRW section Louisiana to the fertiliser producer PCS on October 1st 2008, shortly after the company received a shipment of phosphate rock from Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • Being the third largest phosphate producer in the world most of the mining activities in Morocco are centered on phosphate. (gpo-energie-verte.be)
  • In November 1984, the Polisario Front's SADR was recognised by the Organisation for African Unity leading to the withdrawal of Morocco from the OAU in protest. (mbendi.co.za)
  • Mdluli last year 'exposed' a plot by former allies of Zuma including Human Settlements (Housing) Minister Tokyo Sexwale and KwaZulu-Natal African National Congress leader Zweli Mkhize to depose Zuma as ANC President. (africa-confidential.com)
  • Barclays provides billions of pounds worth of investment to arms companies supplying weapons to Israel - used to repress Palestinians. (waronwant.org)
  • Her background includes equity and fixed income analysis, global investment strategy and portfolio management. (aryawadwalkar.com)
  • Good news on the foreign investment front. (moroccoonthemove.com)
  • Mvelaphanda a private investment company founded by Tokyo Sexwale has the controlling interest in Mvelaphanda Resources which is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. (africa-confidential.com)
  • The mining sector operations now under the government sector have been proposed to be privatized to enhance production. (wikipedia.org)
  • One contender for the ANC presidency Tokyo Sexwale has substantial holdings in the mining sector through his Mvelaphanda Group. (africa-confidential.com)
  • The most pervasive crime in the region is found to be human trafficking, which includes modern slavery and organ trafficking, as well as human smuggling - the illegal entry, transit or residence of migrants (by land, sea or air) by an organized criminal group for the purposes of a financial or material benefit. (fairobserver.com)
  • Mr. Saqib Nazir, CEO of Cross Switch Ghana said "Cross Switch Ghana, as part of the Cross Switch Group of Companies, is excited about this next step of our journey as an EPSP. (zawya.com)
  • Morocco is on pace to do as well in 2017, with the announcement by French automotive supplier Faurecia that it will open a plant in the Free Trade Zone in Sale and intends to open another in Kenitra, its second at that location, to focus on interiors. (moroccoonthemove.com)
  • As the world is witnessing the surprisingly smooth political transition in Mali, Morocco is not only determined to speed up the pace of its. (afrik-news.com)