• On the other hand, ESTELA celebrated the success of a Spanish company in the recent award of the first two solar thermal power plants in South Africa under the REFIT and the progress of construction projects of CSP plants in the U.S., India, Morocco, Australia, etc. (evwind.es)
  • More than 10 years have passed since GMOs were first commercialised in the world, yet out of more than 50 African countries, only South Africa has explicitly taken biosafety decisions to authorise the commercial cultivation and importation of GMOs for the purposes of food, feed and processing. (gmwatch.org)
  • The GM push in Africa has recorded several significant setbacks and failures, with Florence Wambugu's GM sweet potato in Kenya and the Gates Foundation's GM sorghum in South Africa being the most prominent. (gmwatch.org)
  • The rejection by South Africa's GMO regulatory authority of the GM sorghum project is extremely significant, as this sets the boundaries that even pro-GM South Africa cannot cross: namely, that genetic engineering of a crop where Africa is the centre of origin will not be tolerated. (gmwatch.org)
  • Indeed, 2007, has not been a good year for GE in South Africa. (gmwatch.org)
  • a major retailer in South Africa, concerned about the possibility of GM potatoes still in field trials in South Africa having entered the food chain, publicly announced their decision not to stock GM potatoes until its safety had been proven. (gmwatch.org)
  • It is also undertaking commercial supplies of the doses to a number of countries, including Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Brazil and Morocco. (indiatimes.com)
  • Morocco has established itself as the largest automotive manufacturing hub with 360110 cars in 2019, followed by South Africa with 348665 and Egypt with 18500. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • Morocco overtook South Africa as the largest automotive manufacturer in 2018. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • BMW, Daimler, and VW are among the biggest car companies on the continent, as they represent over 90% of all passenger cars produced and a 33% of the vehicles sold in South Africa in 2019. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • Both have a large manufacturing capacity in South Africa. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • Several aerospace companies in South Africa and Italy, which have traded with the Middle East, were also among the targets. (presstv.ir)
  • Our country ceiling is A. This benchmark is determined by South Africa which sets the country ceiling for the entire southern Africa. (economist.com.na)
  • Zellige art and craftwork is present and practiced across North Africa and Andalusia, an autonomous region of Spain. (wtrf.com)
  • Adidas unveiled the new design last month, saying on its Middle East and North Africa Instagram account that the "Algeria culture wear collection" was inspired by the "architectural design of the iconic El Mechouar Palace" in the northern Algerian city of Tlemcen. (wtrf.com)
  • Since October, journalists across the Middle East and North Africa have published stories based on a trove of nearly 12 million leaked documents exposing the shadowy offshore financial system that allows the wealthy and powerful to enrich themselves, often at the public's expense. (icij.org)
  • Here are some Pandora Papers highlights from ICIJ's partners in the Middle East and North Africa. (icij.org)
  • North Africa Post's news desk is composed of journalists and editors, who are constantly working to provide new and accurate stories to NAP readers. (northafricapost.com)
  • Take, for example, Russia, which has emerged as the world's top wheat exporter and a key supplier to North Africa. (wita.org)
  • The company develops projects in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and other regions. (power-technology.com)
  • With the war in Ukraine blocking wheat imports to the Middle East and North Africa, people in several countries, including Lebanon, are at risk of going hungry, as their governments have long lacked effective policies to ensure food security despite warnings, Samara Azzi writes. (nowlebanon.com)
  • This could have a devastating humanitarian impact on already fragile states in the Levant and North Africa, whose governance problems could worsen. (nowlebanon.com)
  • Since 2000 and the introduction of ST-11 complex, W135 meningococci among carried isolates in North Africa (Sudan, Morocco) was documented. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2023, the government chief said, one-third of the state budget was allocated to health and education, including $7 billion for schools, with the aim of rebuilding confidence in public schools and strengthening essential skills for all schoolchildren. (northafricapost.com)
  • GITEX Africa 2023, now the largest tech and start-up show in the African continent, will make its highly anticipated debut from 31 May-2 June, with the final preparations underway across ten halls and 45,000sqm of exhibition space in a purpose-built super venue at Place Bab Jdid, Bd Al Yarmouk in the Red City of Marrakech. (businessghana.com)
  • All contents (c) 2023, Graham Digital Holding Company. (foreignpolicy.com)
  • GITEX Africa is held in Movenpick Hotel Mansour Eddahbi Marrakech Marrakech on 31 May to 2 June 2023 showing the companies news of Morocco and internationals related to sectors Technology. (ghaniconsulting.com)
  • Pratt & Whitney is launching Pratt & Whitney Maroc to run a new production site in Casablanca, Morocco, the company revealed at the Paris Air Show 2023. (corporatejetinvestor.com)
  • In 2003, the Moroccan government announced that foreign companies could import oil without paying import tariffs. (wikipedia.org)
  • Foreign companies operating under Moroccan concession in Moroccan Sahara - companies such as Total, Svitzer, Nopec, and Kerr-McGee - were targets of international protest campaigns over the disputed territory. (wikipedia.org)
  • All eventually ended their operations in Moroccan Sahara amidst protests from the exiled Sahrawi government and pro-Sahrawi groups. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Kerr-McGee company had been granted exploration contracts by the Moroccan government in 2001, but it withdrew in 2006, reasoning that the possible oil and gas stores were not as promising as earlier data had suggested. (wikipedia.org)
  • RABAT, Morocco (AP) - Adidas acknowledged on Friday that the design for its new jersey collection for Algeria's national soccer team was inspired by Morocco's zellige mosaic pattern, resolving a dispute with the Moroccan government that had accused the sport apparel company of "cultural appropriation" of its heritage. (wtrf.com)
  • A lawyer for the Moroccan government, Mourad Elajouti, sent "a legal warning" to Adidas on Sept. 30, demanding that the German company removed the collection within two weeks or released a statement "to identify the zellige art of Morocco as an inspiration" for the design of the Algerian team's jerseys. (wtrf.com)
  • The company added it has "deep respect for the people and craftsmen of Morocco," prompting officials in the North African country to express pride over its efforts to defend Moroccan cultural heritage on the global stage. (wtrf.com)
  • This case demonstrated to us tangibly the importance of protecting Moroccan cultural heritage," Elajouti, the government lawyer, said in a statement on Friday. (wtrf.com)
  • Moroccan news outlet Le Desk found that Lalla Hasnaa, the sister of King Mohammed VI , used a company based in the British Virgin Islands, Oumaila Limited, to own a house in London's chic Kensington district . (icij.org)
  • WSRW condemns the four companies' continued support to the Moroccan government. (wsrw.org)
  • Most involved the last years have been Enel, Siemens Gamesa and General Electric, through construction of energy infrastructure for the Moroccan government. (wsrw.org)
  • The Moroccan government has approved a draft law relating to the legalization of cannabis. (fmcgroup.com)
  • The number of businesses created in Morocco has witnessed an 11.7% annual decline in the year 2020, according to the Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPIC). (fmcgroup.com)
  • According to Moroccan news site Medias24.com, Moroccan officials and Chinese delegation discussed over the weekend in Morocco means to implement this large-scale park which will host 300,000 employees. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • As part of this partnership, a memorandum of understanding to set up an industrial and residential park in Morocco was signed by the Moroccan government and Chinese group HAITE. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • Held under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, GITEX Africa is hosted by the Digital Development Agency (ADD), under the authority of the Moroccan Ministry of Digital Transition and Administration Reform. (businessghana.com)
  • GITEX Africa will be an opportunity for Moroccan and African start-ups owners and young programmers to get in touch with regional and global investors and business incubators. (businessghana.com)
  • But a few weeks back when there were riots in France caused by German football fans after a match, a football game between Cologne and Nice, the images didn't go as viral and people didn't focus as much on these, which shows the bias present in Europe towards Muslim, Moroccan, African communities," she said. (euronews.com)
  • The UK will immediately deploy emergency response teams to Morocco to assist with Moroccan led rescue efforts. (pathfinderinternational.co.uk)
  • Morocco was hit with a deadly 6.8 degrees earthquake on Friday killing in a few moments 2000 according to the latest death toll officially released by Moroccan State TV. (blogarama.com)
  • Before delving into Binance and other companies' contributions, it's crucial to understand the context of the Moroccan rescue effort. (dailychain.news)
  • In this context, international support is critical in assisting the Moroccan government in properly addressing these difficulties. (dailychain.news)
  • Pratt and Whitney's investment in Morocco will strengthen our aerospace ecosystem by fostering innovation, research, and the development of new technologies," said a spokesperson for the Moroccan Ministry of Investment, Convergence and Evaluation of Public Policies. (corporatejetinvestor.com)
  • https://entreprise.finance.gov.tn , until the end of June 2021. (fmcgroup.com)
  • GITEX Africa is the largest business event launch of any industry in the Middle East and Africa in recent years, and is affiliated with GITEX Global in Dubai, the world's largest tech and start-up show, rated by global tech executives as the world's best global tech event. (businessghana.com)
  • The Kingdom of Morocco is proud to host GITEX Africa under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him," said H.E. Dr Mezzour. (businessghana.com)
  • We're witnessing a historic event, the first ever edition of GITEX Africa, and the largest tech networking and learning business event in the African continent. (businessghana.com)
  • In west Africa, Nigerian oil industry success story Afren went into administration after a series of 'events' that included a payments scandal and sacking of the chief executive and chief financial officer, slashing of reserve estimates, and bond interest payment default - all against the background of tumbling oil prices. (argusmedia.com)
  • Scarcely two weeks after this announcement, Ghana's Government stated it would soon commission four new vehicle assembling plants as part of its strategy to become a car-manufacturing hub in West Africa. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • Morocco will centre the global tech community's attention on Africa's united commitment to advancing the digital economy next week, converging the best minds from governments, businesses, big tech, start-ups, investors and youths to accelerate and catalyse the continent's ambitious digital transformation journey. (businessghana.com)
  • Key findings show the rise of India as an emerging innovation centre in Asia, high innovation performance in sub-Saharan Africa relative to development and an opportunity to improve innovation capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean. (sciencebusiness.net)
  • Decades-old tensions between Morocco and Algeria have deepened in recent years. (wtrf.com)
  • Algerian news organization Twala reported on Farid Bedjaoui, the nephew of a former government minister, who has held millions of dollars in assets out of reach of authorities in Algeria and Italy, in trusts based in New Zealand and shell companies registered in his brother's name. (icij.org)
  • This will encourage Algerian companies to increase their exports, the Bank of Algeria hopes. (fmcgroup.com)
  • Key wheat importers including Algeria and Turkey have also issued new tenders, and Morocco said a suspension on wheat-import duties would last through mid-June. (wita.org)
  • In addition, a Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer, BYD, plans to open a plant in Kenitra, Morocco, while Hyundai also wants to open a plant in Morocco after leaving Algeria. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • Algeria is on the verge of nationalizing Djezzy as negotiations with Russian mobile firm, Vimpelcom, a major stake holder in the company continue. (medafricatimes.com)
  • Since 2000, serogroup W135 meningococci (ST-11) have been isolated from sporadic cases in Algeria, Cameroon, Chad, Senegal, Niger, and Central African Republic and at the end of a serogroup A outbreak in 2001 and during a large outbreak during 2002 in Burkina Faso. (cdc.gov)
  • Several governments, including Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, have used Pegasus software to target politicians, activists and journalists worldwide and illegally access their phones data. (presstv.ir)
  • During the food price spikes of 2011 and 2008, there were food riots in more than 30 nations across Africa, Asia and the Middle East. (wita.org)
  • The company has operations across the Middle East, Africa and Asia. (power-technology.com)
  • Heightened conflict between Russia and Ukraine could have serious consequences in the Middle East and Africa. (nowlebanon.com)
  • Founded in Tunisia in 2006, Wallyscar manufactures a range of small 4x4s sold predominantly in Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • During a panel hosted by the Foundation for Middle East Peace (FMEP) on Thursday, experts said the case of targeting Palestinians is not unique and spyware created by Israeli software companies has been used by a number of countries around the world. (presstv.ir)
  • On November 16, it was reported that spyware described as having "strong links" to Candiru, a highly-secretive Israeli firm that only sells its product to governments, has been used to target London-based online news outlet Middle East Eye as well as several websites in the Middle East region. (presstv.ir)
  • A news blog about Egypt, its news , its politics, its social affairs as well the Middle east issues and affairs. (blogarama.com)
  • In total, nine come from the sub-Saharan Africa region, including Kenya and Rwanda, and three economies come from Eastern Europe. (sciencebusiness.net)
  • However, government policy is on track to convert to a high renewable mix of 42% installed renewables by 2020, and 52% by 2030. (wikipedia.org)
  • While past production in the late 1990s and early 2000s was as high as 4,700 barrels per day, as of June 2020, the USEIA reported oil production in Morocco at 160 barrels a day. (wikipedia.org)
  • Bedjaoui, who earned the nickname "Mr. 3 Percent" for the cut he allegedly took for himself, was acquitted of criminal charges in Italy in 2020, but the Italian energy company - which was also acquitted of criminal charges - settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission for $24.5 million. (icij.org)
  • ESTELA makes a call on the Government of Spain to soon resume the supports to renewable energies and encourages it to regulate the next deployment of CSP plants in Spain until 2020. (evwind.es)
  • The accompanying measures included budgetary support and maintenance of macroeconomic balances and priority reforms, he explained, adding that the government has guaranteed supply, contained inflation and continued to reduce the deficits inherited from 2020. (northafricapost.com)
  • This has turned Israeli cyber into a world leader, so much so that over 40% of investments in the sector globally in 2020 went to Israeli companies and entrepreneurs. (business-humanrights.org)
  • TASHKENT, December 22, 2020 - The World Bank Group, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC (Masdar), Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Uzbekistan signed today loan and guarantee agreements to finance the first 100-megawatt solar photovoltaic power plant in the country, in support of its efforts to produce clean energy, strengthen the security of supply and combat climate change. (worldbank.org)
  • Government ministers and officials from Gabon, Ghana, Morocco, Somaliland, Tunisia and Seychelles already confirmed speakers whilst more official delegations from other African countries are also expected to be present. (modernghana.com)
  • Over 100 countries release New York Declaration, Rwanda and Morocco release a joint statement calling for an ambitious HFC amendment, and $80 million in assistance pledged to countries to implement an amendment and improve energy efficiency. (ccacoalition.org)
  • This group includes the United States, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, all 28 countries in the European Union, all 54 countries in Africa, and several island states that are the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. (ccacoalition.org)
  • By ensuring energy efficiency in the implementation of an HFC phasedown the countries of Africa are partnering together to protect their economies and their populations from climate change. (ccacoalition.org)
  • 80 million USD was pledged by governments and philanthropic organizations to support developing nations ( Article 5 countries ) implement an ambitious HFC amendment and improve energy efficiency. (ccacoalition.org)
  • These individuals create problems not only within their countries of assign- ment but, also, for their own government back home. (cia.gov)
  • WSRW's latest annual report of the trade , containing the trade data of 2022, shows that four importing companies in the three countries received 92 percent of the exported minerals. (wsrw.org)
  • Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed announced that Telnet Holding plans to launch 20 additional satellites in the coming years, in partnership with other countries, notably from Africa and the Arab world. (fmcgroup.com)
  • Chinese President Xi Jinping and visiting King Mohammed VI of Morocco signed on May 11 in Beijing a joint statement on establishing a strategic partnership between the two countries. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • It will welcome 900 big tech companies, government entities, start-ups and participants from more than 100 countries, while attracting tens of thousands of attendees from all over the world. (businessghana.com)
  • In 2006, 44 countries in Africa received food aid, with the World Food Programme (WFP) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) providing a staggering amount of almost 5 million metric tons, with USAID supplying at least 75% of this. (gmwatch.org)
  • Several African countries such as Sudan, Angola and Zambia have fiercely resisted receiving GM food aid, precipitating reforms in food aid policies internationally. (gmwatch.org)
  • Some African countries including Zambia and Sudan have acquired testing equipment to determine whether food imports and food aid contain GMOs. (gmwatch.org)
  • The information regarding the projects are sourced through secondary information sources such as country specific power players, company news and reports, statistical organisations, regulatory body, government planning reports and their publications and is further validated through primary from various stakeholders such as power utility companies, consultants, energy associations of respective countries, government bodies and professionals from leading players in the power sector. (power-technology.com)
  • However, most sub-Saharan Africa countries do not have these advantages and primarily focus on their mostly small local markets. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • Very few countries in Africa meet this requirement. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • An independent assessment by the international tourism advisory expert, Martin Jansen van Vuuren, has quantified the significant economic benefits to host countries of the influential Africa Hotel Investment Forum. (breakingtravelnews.com)
  • Our leading cross-border, cross-currency money movement, payments and digital financial services empower consumers, businesses, financial institutions and governments-across more than 200 countries and territories and nearly 130 currencies-to connect with billions of bank accounts, millions of digital wallets and cards, and a global footprint of hundreds of thousands of retail locations. (ntb.no)
  • Our immediate peers include countries like India, Colombia, Morocco and Tunisia while slightly above us, at BBB, one finds the likes of Brazil, Russia, Mexico and Peru. (economist.com.na)
  • Mass vaccination with serogroup A/C plain polysaccharide vaccines has been used to control outbreaks, once they have been identified, in a number of African countries. (cdc.gov)
  • COLOMBO: Sri Lanka will purchase 2 to 3 million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from its Indian manufacturing company Serum Institute of India during the next two days, a top Sri Lankan official said here on Wednesday. (indiatimes.com)
  • In Egypt, the reporting network Arabic Reporters for Investigative Journalism found that oil tycoon Magdy Rasikh's company, Fleet Energy , received approval to import natural gas into the country and supply it to homes and businesses - despite the fact that Rasikh had been convicted in absentia on charges that he and a former government minister had colluded to misuse public funds. (icij.org)
  • In Egypt where some 30 percent of Egyptians fall beneath the government's poverty line, with incomes below 857 pounds ($54.73) a month, bread remains subsidized by the government. (nowlebanon.com)
  • Morocco and Egypt are the nations building the most new hotel rooms in Africa, according to a new study by Africa Hospitality Investment Forum. (breakingtravelnews.com)
  • The Coalition of Young Chamber of Commerce of Quebec is seeking Canadian startups to join it on two trade missions - one in Tel Aviv, Israel and one in Marrakech, Morocco. (betakit.com)
  • The Marrakech mission will focus on cleantech, as the Coalition says that Morocco is the second African country to have submitted its national contribution to the UN Secretariat for COP21, and pledged to reduce its greenhouse gases by 13 percent by 2030. (betakit.com)
  • Based on figures for the first half of 2018 from STR, Marrakech has emerged as a standout performer among key African cities. (breakingtravelnews.com)
  • Senior government officials representing over 100 governments called for an ambitious amendment to the Montreal Protocol to phase-down HFCs with an "early freeze date. (ccacoalition.org)
  • Approved For Release 1999/08/25: CIA-RDP78-03062A000800030005-6 Approved For Release 1999/08/25: CIA-RDP78-03062A000800030005-6 PROTEST - CONDEMN - DEMAND On April 3, 1964, when the Brazilian government arrested nine Chinese Communist trade and news officials, and announced its intention to try them, the Chinese Communists launched an in- tense propaganda operation which, as of early June was still continu- ing. (cia.gov)
  • ICIJ's partners in the region investigated the offshore dealings of government officials, contracts, royals, business tycoons and more. (icij.org)
  • During a session moderated by the founding president of the Davos Forum, Klaus Schwab, Akhannouch noted that at the same time the government has faced with determination the multiple crises of the year 2022: energy with the record surge in world prices, climate with the worst drought in 40 years, and inflation. (northafricapost.com)
  • The Africa Hospitality Investment Forum (AHIF) has revealed an impressive speaker line-up for its 2022 conference. (breakingtravelnews.com)
  • Soldiers went on Gabon's state radio early on Monday, saying that a "national restoration council" had been formed in the country, with President Ali Bongo convalescing in Morocco after a stroke. (dw.com)
  • In Morocco-a country often recognized for its political moderation and relative tolerance for critical media-authorities jailed maverick editor Ali Lmrabet for eight months because of critical articles and cartoons he published about the country's young monarch, King Mohammed VI. (cpj.org)
  • Rather, its effectiveness can be measured in the rather surprising amount of non-Chinese support and involvement in a Chinese Communist protest movement directed against an important Latin American country, Study of this Chinese operation demonstrates again how quickly and readily the Chinese Communists, when under duress, completely discard one of their oft-quoted foreign policy principles--non-inter- vention in the internal affairs of foreign governments. (cia.gov)
  • that Norwegian companies involved in the unlawful exploitation of Western Sahara s natural resources withdraw from the country. (vest-sahara.no)
  • After Kadafi's ouster, civil war broke out and the country was riven by two rival governments , one internationally recognized in the west, and the other a regional administration covering the east. (yahoo.com)
  • Li said in a government work report at the opening of China's annual parliament meeting that the country will continue to focus on epidemic control and medical treatment for the elderly, children and groups with underlying diseases. (zawya.com)
  • During last year's parliament meeting, the government said the country would speed up research and development of vaccines and drugs. (zawya.com)
  • It provides a synopsis of the current situation in Africa, an analysis of the key issues and trends, regional overviews and country by country status reports. (gmwatch.org)
  • Investors at the meeting were keenly interested in knowing the abundant investment opportunities Zimbabwe presented and what the Government was doing to support investors willing to invest in the country. (blogspot.com)
  • Ghana is not the only country in Africa embracing the auto manufacturing sector. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • The North African country has encountered a number of humanitarian issues, including natural disasters, economic inequality, and healthcare access. (dailychain.news)
  • The territory in this case is Western Sahara, South of Morocco, who includes the territory as part of its own country. (lu.se)
  • All of the news surrounding the NSO Group, since 2016, but especially in the past few months, has really demonstrated - for people who are paying attention to it - the complete lack of international regulation on the use of so many of these surveillance technologies," Sophia Goodfriend, a researcher at the Arab Center for Social Media Advancement, known as 7amleh, said. (presstv.ir)
  • Morocco is a transit center for Algerian gas exports to Spain and Portugal. (wikipedia.org)
  • Bedjaoui was previously named in the Panama Papers investigation, which uncovered that he had used a cluster of offshore shell companies, many created by the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, to facilitate some $275 million in bribes between the Algerian government and an Italian energy company to win lucrative pipeline contracts. (icij.org)
  • Research indicates that the Blue Economy has the potential to be a major source of wealth and prosperity for the continent and help advance the African Union's Agenda 2063 and the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development. (modernghana.com)
  • GITEX Africa's impressive scale in its debut edition reflects the ambitions of Africa's digital movement, with cross-continental initiatives such as Smart Africa's vision to create a single digital market in Africa by 2030 propelling the continent to the forefront of the global digital economy. (businessghana.com)
  • Our technical assistance, financing and guarantees will help the Government to grow the share of renewable energy generation from currently less than 0.2 percent to 25 percent by 2030 and attract private investments into the renewable energy sector. (worldbank.org)
  • Momentum is gathering for companies based in Africa's coastal nations to fully recognise and understand the benefits of backing a Blue Economy, which covers a wide range of productive sectors that are crucial for the continent's sustainable development, including fisheries, aquaculture, transport, energy, trade and tourism as well as extractive industries. (modernghana.com)
  • Double-amputee Armed Forces veteran and charity ambassador James Rose has announced plans to climb Mount Toubkal in Morocco this September… Even for able-bodied people, climbing to the summit of Mount Toubkal which stands at 4,167m and is North Africa's highest. (pathfinderinternational.co.uk)
  • The programme features several government ministers, the Chair of Morocco's tourism development agency, the Chair & CEO of Royal Air Maroc and a battery of Africa's most influential hotel industry executives with the firepower to transform destinations. (breakingtravelnews.com)
  • They stem largely from a dispute over the Western Sahara, a territory annexed by Morocco in 1975. (wtrf.com)
  • Rumours have been circulating the last five days that a bomb had destroyed a section of the 100 kilometer conveyor belt that Morocco uses to export the phosphates from the mine deep inside the part of Western Sahara that it occupies and the coast. (wsrw.org)
  • Western Sahara Resource Watch calls on the companies that import phosphate rock from the territory and that provide infrastructure for Morocco in the territory that it occupies, to immediately end their support to the occupation. (wsrw.org)
  • Morocco has illegally occupied the territory of Western Sahara since 1975, causing half the Saharawi people to flee. (wsrw.org)
  • The International Court of Justice, the European Court of Justice, the African Court of Human and Peoples' Rights and the UN are clear that Western Sahara is not part of Morocco. (wsrw.org)
  • As Continental renegotiates its contract with Morocco's national phosphate company, it is still not clear whether the German group intends to limit its operations to Morocco proper or extend them into occupied Western Sahara. (wsrw.org)
  • The contract of German engineering company Continental that covers maintenance work on the phosphate conveyor belt in occupied Western Sahara expires in five months. (wsrw.org)
  • Western Sahara Resource Watch works to uncover the plunder of the territory and to keep the companies and governments accountable for their support to the occupation. (wsrw.org)
  • Western Sahara has been unlawfully occupied by Morocco for almost 40 years. (vest-sahara.no)
  • The Norwegian government has recently changed its rhetoric with regard to the conflict and no longer wants to call Western Sahara occupied. (vest-sahara.no)
  • that Morocco open its borders to Western Sahara so that the international community can gain insight into the human rights situation in the occupied areas. (vest-sahara.no)
  • Agreement, or the Liberalization Agreement, aimed at liberalizing the European imports from Morocco, is also applied to Western Sahara. (lu.se)
  • What this means is that cherry tomatoes from Western Sahara can be sold at the European market labeled as originating from Morocco. (lu.se)
  • The attendees addressed the issue of the challenges belonging to technological innovation and the need to increase cross-connection between companies and research centers. (evwind.es)
  • This first edition will definitely contribute to enhance digital transition in Africa as a future innovation hub, led by its young talents and competitive start-ups. (businessghana.com)
  • The company also focuses on advancing cleantech innovation and offers energy services consultancy. (power-technology.com)
  • And I think there's a continuous appetite for news about the NSO Group because it really does highlight how international law has not kept up technological innovation. (presstv.ir)
  • The emergence in recent years of Al-Jazeera, the revamped United Arab Emirates-based Abu Dhabi TV and the pan-Arab Al-Arabiyya demonstrated that despite some weak points, Arab media were a force to be reckoned with in terms of spot news reporting and political debate. (cpj.org)
  • Now in its tenth edition, the 2017 Index notes a continued gap in innovative capacity between developed and developing nations and lacklustre growth rates for research and development activities, both at the government and corporate levels. (sciencebusiness.net)
  • The Sahrawi people are entitled to a referendum to decide the country's future, but Morocco refuses to give them that possibility. (vest-sahara.no)
  • that Norway follow, among others, the African Union and recognize the Sahrawi Arabic Democratic Republic an independent state. (vest-sahara.no)
  • This year's forum aims to take it a stage further and explore how business and government can implement actions that will proactively boost the economic, social and environmental welfare of the continent. (modernghana.com)
  • The Pan-African News Wire is an international electronic press service designed to foster intelligent discussion on the affairs of African people throughout the continent and the world. (blogspot.com)
  • Nigeria's Innoson Motors was the first made-in-Africa auto brand and is now one of the largest car manufacturers on the continent, having sold 10,000 vehicles since its inception in 1987. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • The Africa Hotel Investment Forum, the premier tourism and hotel investment conference on the continent, attracting many prominent international hotel owners, investors, financiers, management companies and their advisers, will return to the Sheraton Hotel, Addis Ababa in the last week of September. (breakingtravelnews.com)
  • The UK has sent 60 UK search and rescue specialists, 4 search dogs and rescue equipment to Morocco following 6.8 magnitude earthquake. (pathfinderinternational.co.uk)
  • Western Union today announced its response to support the people and communities affected by the devastating earthquake that hit the Al-Haouz region of Morocco on Friday, 8 September. (ntb.no)
  • We are deeply saddened by the tragic consequences of the earthquake that devastated the Al-Haouz region and surrounding areas of Morocco on Friday," said Mohamed Touhami el Ouazzani, Head of Africa at Western Union. (ntb.no)
  • In response to the devastation caused by the recent earthquake in Morocco, #Binance Charity will airdrop up to $3 million to #Binance users living in areas affected by the tragedy. (dailychain.news)
  • The recent arrest for subversion and espionage in Brazil of nine Chinese trade and news representatives is a good case in point. (cia.gov)
  • They also give governments broad powers to sanction dissenting media through criminal prosecution, the closure of newspapers, and the detention or imprisonment of journalists. (cpj.org)
  • The Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) has called for Israel to be held accountable for crimes against Palestinian media workers during the recent offensive on the Gaza Strip and elsewhere in the West Bank. (presstv.ir)
  • Serogroup X has also been widespread in Africa (1970-2000) from studies in Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso, and Ghana. (cdc.gov)
  • As such, Morocco has no right to exploit the resources in the territory or build infrastructure there without the permission of the Saharawi people. (wsrw.org)
  • The dams underscored successive governments' blasé attitude toward infrastructure. (yahoo.com)
  • He said through his company, they were also interested in the entire soya bean value chain, infrastructure and tourism. (blogspot.com)
  • Furthermore, Morocco has made considerable improvements to its healthcare infrastructure and educational system. (dailychain.news)
  • Morocco has since 1975 repeatedly refused to comply with the peace plans under the auspices of the UN, the African Union, and more than one hundred Security Council resolutions. (vest-sahara.no)
  • Gabon's Prime Minister Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet has announced an interim government, only days after the country's top court ordered him to resign. (dw.com)
  • The Tunisian Ministry of Economy has launched an online platform to allow companies impacted by COVID-19 to benefit from the country's supportive measures. (fmcgroup.com)
  • Panellists spoke about a new EU directive for women on boards and the recent violent riots following the Belgium-Morocco football match. (euronews.com)
  • Undoubtedly fearful that the arrests would produce evidence or repercussions which might well cause other governments to have second thoughts about accepting Chinese representatives, the PRC developed and sustained an extensive world-wide propaganda effort against the arrests. (cia.gov)
  • In addition to their companies and research centres partners, took part representatives of the German Government and the Nord Rhine Wesphalia as well as institutions like the European Commission, IRENA, the International Energy Agency and the European Investment Bank. (evwind.es)
  • Businesses interested in learning how they can be part of the rising tide involved in the Blue Economy are invited to attend the second Africa Blue Economy Forum (ABEF), which is being held in Tunisia on 25-26 June. (modernghana.com)
  • Tunisian telecommunication company Telnet Holding and Russian space agency Roscosmos have made a successful launch of Challenger One, the first satellite entirely manufactured in Tunisia. (fmcgroup.com)
  • Less than 8% of farmers are insured in Tunisia, according to Mr Hassène Feki, president of the Tunisian Federation of Insurance Companies (FTUSA). (meinsurancereview.com)
  • The Governments of Rwanda and Morocco, hosts of the two most important climate meetings this year, held a press conference calling for a strong amendment. (ccacoalition.org)
  • The Kingdom of Morocco and the Government of Rwanda stand united to work with all Parties to the Montreal Protocol to pass an ambitious amendment in October in Kigali. (ccacoalition.org)
  • Breaking Travel News editor Chris O'Toole reports from the African Hotel Investment Forum as it returns to Kigali, capital of Rwanda, for the second time. (breakingtravelnews.com)
  • Complementing this announcement, more than 500 companies and organizations and hundreds of sub-national governments called upon world leaders to take strong action on HFCs. (ccacoalition.org)
  • The imperialist U. S. government, fearful of the in- creasing acceptance of the PRC's respectability around the world, instigated the arrests. (cia.gov)
  • In one year, the government has fulfilled the royal agenda by putting in place the regulatory framework for compulsory health insurance and opening the rights for the two-thirds of the population who did not benefit from it until then, said the head of government, who was speaking at the Davos World Economic Forum. (northafricapost.com)
  • That latest action was a much bigger step, with the potential to affect companies around the world that rely on the supplies to make bread. (wita.org)
  • The ACB are one of the most effective and hard working groups fighting on these issues anywhere in the world, and there work in Africa is of vital importance. (gmwatch.org)
  • Meanwhile, the World Bank is providing a $5.1 million payment guarantee for the Government of Uzbekistan to backstop the payment obligations under the project along with its upstream support to create an enabling environment for renewable energy deployment in Uzbeki​stan. (worldbank.org)
  • He has served as a political analyst for Press TV and RT worldwide satellite television news networks as well as other international media in the areas of African and world affairs. (blogspot.com)
  • The project is a part of Noor Midelt Phase-I. Noor Midelt Phase-I will receive a $25 million loan from the Climate Investment Funds' Clean Technology Fund (CTF) in addition to $25 million in CTF resources provided by the African Development Bank and the World Bank. (power-technology.com)
  • Delegates at the Africa Hotel Investment Forum will have the chance to go running with the Ethiopian Olympic gold medallist and four-time World Championship title holder, Haile Gebrselassie. (breakingtravelnews.com)
  • Western Union is offering zero-fee money transfers to consumers around the world who need to send money to Morocco to support their loved ones. (ntb.no)
  • The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) is committed to helping people around the world who aspire to build financial futures for themselves, their loved ones and their communities. (ntb.no)
  • Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co (Masdar), a subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Co, is a renewable energy company. (power-technology.com)
  • Maria Della Posta, president, Pratt & Whitney Canada said that the new site in Morocco was to its growing hub of aerospace companies, cost of business and skilled, available talent. (corporatejetinvestor.com)
  • Morocco offers many benefits for aerospace manufacturing, " said Della Posta. (corporatejetinvestor.com)
  • The growing aerospace community in Casablanca ensures a highly valuable talent pool, a positive economic environment and the support from Morocco's government. (corporatejetinvestor.com)
  • It is native to the Himalayan regions and found mostly in Afghanistan and Morocco, where it is used to make hashish. (factsanddetails.com)
  • The German company Continental used to carry out the maintenance of the rubber elements of the belt, but the company terminated its involvement after critique from the international investors. (wsrw.org)
  • Alas, the spike was just that, and the companies' market capitalisations are still down by 50+pc on the year, presumably as investors remember that Baghdad regards the exports as illegal and as the pipeline becomes a pawn in Turkey's renewed conflict with Kurdish rebels of the PKK. (argusmedia.com)
  • The event is considered premier hotel investment conference in Africa, attracting many prominent international hotel owners, investors, financiers, management companies and their advisers. (breakingtravelnews.com)
  • Governments are beginning to understand this and beginning to implement policies but it still needs the private sector to grasp this and to look at how they can work in partnership with governments and other organisations to make this succeed. (modernghana.com)
  • Milchan, who was connected to fraud charges filed against former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu , is the beneficial owner of offshore companies that purchased luxury real estate in New York and Malibu and hold hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of art and antiquities. (icij.org)
  • The General Confederation of Enterprises in Morocco (CGEM) has signed a partnership agreement with the Israeli Employers and Business Organizations (IEBO), the Manufacturers' Association of Israel (MAI), and the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce (FICC). (fmcgroup.com)
  • It should be said that most Israeli cybersecurity companies develop decent and kosher products. (business-humanrights.org)
  • Experts and digital rights advocates have warned against the unregulated use of Israeli spyware technology, and stated that Israeli surveillance companies should be further regulated. (presstv.ir)
  • RABAT - Morocco and Chinese group HAITE will set up an industrial and residential park in the northern city of Tangiers with $10 billion-worth investment, local media reported Monday. (chinadaily.com.cn)
  • The European association of the solar thermal industry, ESTELA, was founded 5 years ago and currently has 60 members, which include some national associations, so that in total represents about 200 companies and research centers. (evwind.es)
  • Trees Paelinck, the head of Women in Board Belgium, told the panel via Zoom that the directive would be good news for the economy as research shows that companies with a diverse gender board perform better. (euronews.com)
  • Prof Ncube is the head of Quantum Global, an investment firm focusing on Africa, research arm. (blogspot.com)
  • 1 The Rule (1) adds 38 Huawei entities to the BIS "Entity List" and removes the Temporary General License that had been in effect for certain transactions with Huawei (with an exception related to cybersecurity research and vulnerability disclosure) and (2) amends and clarifies the foreign-produced direct product rule related to the Huawei companies on the Entity List. (mayerbrown.com)
  • Epidemic meningococcal disease has occurred in Africa for approximately 100 years and has been recognized as a particular problem in sub-Saharan Africa, "the meningitis belt," since 1963. (cdc.gov)
  • This workshop explored the scientific issues behind the design and implementation of a vaccine strategy for the meningitis belt of Africa focusing on the epidemiology of meningococcal isolates. (cdc.gov)
  • Kerr-McGee's divestiture was followed by an agreement between the US oil company Kosmos Energy and Morocco's Ministry for Natural Resources and Mines along with the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM). (wikipedia.org)
  • Morocco's Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication demanded last month that Adidas pull the new collection off the market alleging that the design on the jerseys of the rival North African team depicts a traditional mosaic of colored earthenware tiles, known in Morocco as zellige. (wtrf.com)
  • that the government follow up the earlier efforts of, among others, [former prime minister,] Mr. Kjell Magne Bondevik and put pressure on Morocco to give the Sahrawis freedom of speech and freedom to organize. (vest-sahara.no)
  • In addition, the Ghanaian government has been pursuing an Industrial Transformation programme to position Ghana as the new Manufacturing Hub for Africa as part of its One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative. (ntu.edu.sg)
  • Shomrim also uncovered documents indicating that embattled mining tycoon Beny Steinmetz's family sought to move more than $1 billion from funds in Liechtenstein to the Cook Islands and reported on three brothers who used companies registered in the British Virgin Islands to win government contracts in Ghana . (icij.org)
  • Glencore Global Head of Oil, Alex Beard, Lonrho Group chief operations officer Bruno Sidler, Swiss Re managing director Bruce Hodkinson, ABB head of Global Relations Tobias Becker and Swiss Africa Business Circle managing director Michael Rheinegger were also among the delegates. (blogspot.com)
  • When Theresa May, the British prime minister, touched down in Nairobi with a group of business leaders in her wake and keen to talk about championing investment in Africa, she was following in the footsteps of a British company, Bench Events. (breakingtravelnews.com)
  • This same report shows that natural gas reserves are below consumption levels, and thus, Morocco imports much of its natural gas. (wikipedia.org)
  • Daraj Media, another multinational Arabic reporting network, investigated Lebanese banker and former government minister Marwan Kheireddine , who set up companies in the British Virgin Islands at a time when a financial collapse wiped out the savings of many Lebanese citizens like Wafaa bu Hamdan, a 57-year-old widow who told Daraj she lost the equivalent of $60,000. (icij.org)
  • The Lebanese government is currently seeking $20 million a month in US aid to buy wheat from alternative sources, including Ukraine's neighbor Romania, and store it at the source, until space is freed in Lebanon. (nowlebanon.com)
  • ABEF2019 will deliver a strong focus on business and government collaboration, highlight investment opportunities and reveal environmental and social impact. (modernghana.com)
  • It would also function as a portal via which persons can perform name searches, reserve business names, and register a company in CSME Member States. (caricom.org)
  • The companies fail to explain why they consider Morocco to be a relevant business partner in relation to the conflict mineral. (wsrw.org)
  • Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is the global leader in multiplatform press release distribution. (ntb.no)
  • Binance's contributions to Morocco's relief efforts have been amplified through strategic partnerships with local non-governmental organizations and government authorities. (dailychain.news)
  • In March 2004, Calgary-based Stratic Energy committed to a three-year exploration program in two onshore blocks in northwest Morocco. (wikipedia.org)
  • The company mainly focuses on solar and wind power projects such photovoltaic power, concentrated solar and offshore and onshore wind farms. (power-technology.com)
  • The company delivers grid-scale power: onshore and offshore wind, solar photovoltaic, and storage projects. (power-technology.com)
  • The company provides origination, development, transaction and construction services for offshore and onshore large-scale wind, solar photovoltaic and storage projects. (power-technology.com)
  • Twelve years after the first Gulf War, when all eyes were glued to CNN and its live coverage from Baghdad, a bevy of new Arab satellite news channels were on the ground in 2003, breaking news and captivating viewers. (cpj.org)
  • The International Trade Centre's Global Textiles and Clothing Programme (GTEX) is funded by the Government of Switzerland. (intracen.org)