• Gantour is made up of two mining facilities, Benguerir and Youssoufia and holds the second largest amount of Morocco's phosphate reserves, 37% of the total. (wikipedia.org)
  • On 8 September 2023, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 Mw hit Marrakesh-Safi region of Morocco. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 2016, the mine produced 18.9MT of Phosphate Rock, or 70% of the total group output. (wikipedia.org)
  • In February 2016, a fertilizer production plant dedicated entirely to Africa was inaugurated at Jorf Lasfar, the African Fertilizer Complex. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 2016, the mines' produced 6.3MT of Phosphate Rock, representing 23% of the group's total output. (wikipedia.org)
  • Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa . (explained.today)
  • The president has the constitutional authority to appoint and dismiss cabinet members and the prime minister, who is the head of government. (state.gov)
  • Japan's Prime Minister Hideki Tojo (center) with fellow government representatives of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere . (wikipedia.org)
  • Algeria is sandwiched between Tunisia and Morocco on the north coast of Africa on the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. (istizada.com)
  • According to a story that circulated in West Africa and the Sahel-given credence by an email sent by an "unofficial adviser" to former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton-one of the reasons why France's then-president Nicolas Sarkozy wanted to overthrow Libya's Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 was because the Libyan leader had proposed a new African currency instead of the CFA franc. (midwesternmarx.com)
  • The area 446550km2 excludes all disputed territories, while 710850km2 includes the Moroccan-claimed and partially-controlled parts of Western Sahara (claimed as the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic by the Polisario Front ). (explained.today)
  • The region constituting Morocco has been inhabited since the Paleolithic era over 300,000 years ago, and the first Moroccan state was established by Idris I in 788. (explained.today)
  • Initiated by the horse show association, the event includes notably the international model and gait show of Arab thoroughbreds, the Moroccan cup of Arab horses' breeders, the 2nd international barb horse championship and the Morocco Royal Tour final. (moroccanembassy.sa)
  • It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to the east , and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to the south . (explained.today)
  • Each time it resulted in riots and governments falling. (globalchange.com)
  • Following intermittent riots and revolts against colonial rule, in 1956, Morocco regained its independence and reunified. (explained.today)
  • there's no war without trade," the famous quip by Jan Pieterzoon Coen, a leading officer of the Dutch East India Company in the 17th century, not only points to the dark beginnings of capitalism, it also spells out a basic fact: You need money to wage war, loads of it. (cidob.org)
  • A few days before this statement, the French government cut official development assistance (ODA) to Mali because it believed that Mali's government is "allied to Wagner's Russian mercenaries. (midwesternmarx.com)
  • The Sahara is usually described as a vast empty land that is sparsely populated, and as representing an Eldorado of renewable energy, thus constituting a golden opportunity to provide Europe with energy so it can continue its extravagant consumerist lifestyle and excessive energy consumption. (tni.org)
  • Basically, the same system is in place, but with a different source of energy, moving from fossil fuels to green energy, while the same global energy-intensive production and consumption patterns are maintained and the same political, economic and social structures that generate inequality, impoverishment and dispossession remain untouched. (tni.org)
  • In 2014, a slurry pipeline between Khouribga and Jorf Lasfar was launched, which transports phosphate from the mines to the processing facility safely and efficiently. (wikipedia.org)
  • means you've safely connected to the .gov website. (state.gov)
  • Polisario Front1, the liberation movement of Western Sahara, had fought to claim its independence but failed to do so. (lu.se)
  • Since independence, Morocco has remained relatively stable. (explained.today)
  • Elections for the lower chamber of parliament were held in 2017 and did not result in significant changes in the composition of the government. (state.gov)
  • Founded in 1920, the company has grown to become the world's largest producer of phosphate and phosphate-based products and it is one of the largest phosphate, fertilizer, Chemicals and Mineral industrial companies in the world by revenue. (wikipedia.org)
  • The company holds a 31% market share of the world phosphate product market. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Khouribga area has the richest phosphate deposits in the world. (wikipedia.org)
  • The 'Alawi dynasty , which rules the country to this day, seized power in 1631, and over the next two centuries expanded diplomatic and commercial relations with the Western world . (explained.today)
  • The territory in this case is Western Sahara, South of Morocco, who includes the territory as part of its own country. (lu.se)
  • Transportation of the phosphate to the port of Casablanca also started in 1921, allowing the first export of phosphate that year. (wikipedia.org)
  • Increased oil production supported growth averaging more than 17% per year from 2004 to 2008. (countryreports.org)
  • Despite sporadic clashes with protestors and occasional use of tear gas and rubber bullets, government forces exhibited restraint with only one death reported. (state.gov)
  • The leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo (known as "Hemetti"), took the lead in most of these negotiations. (aberfoylesecurity.com)
  • 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 group employs nearly 23,000 people in Morocco and a number of international subsidiaries. (wikipedia.org)
  • Since Phosphates within a used book how to often are Setting network and Gifted people, favorite restorative Partner can lecture a justice of team. (starkeseiten.de)
  • Many people have a limiting narrative about life in the Middle East, and tend to lump the countries all together: assuming they all speak Arabic, are majority Muslim, have economies based on oil, and have non-Democratic governments. (istizada.com)
  • This view atom molecule and cluster beams ii cluster beams 's loved the pm government in Chinese and takeout investors exchanging from other inappropriate people to flavorful system floods. (onlinemedsupplies.com)
  • The global recession that started in 2008 stalled Angola's economic growth and many construction projects stopped because Luanda accrued billions in arrears to foreign construction companies when government revenue fell. (countryreports.org)
  • The Marinid and Saadi dynasties otherwise resisted foreign domination, and Morocco was the only North African nation to escape Ottoman dominion. (explained.today)
  • Initially a mining company, OCP diversified in 1965 to become a phosphate processor, making it the world's largest fertilizer manufacturer. (wikipedia.org)
  • A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. (state.gov)
  • Official position of wartime government was that they were a co-belligerent of the Axis against the USSR and United Kingdom during the Continuation War , but generally considered to be a member of the Axis (see e.g. (wikipedia.org)
  • Food production touches on complex and interwoven issues. (globalchange.com)
  • 5. End damaging and uncompetitive food subsidies eg by EU - One of the fastest way to help food production in the poorest nations is to cut the 40% of EU budget which is given subsidies to farmers or fisheries - a total of EU48 billion or 0.3% of the entire EU economy. (globalchange.com)
  • Moreover, crops are failing and water supplies are dwindling, which is having a large impact on food production. (tni.org)
  • The judicial activism in a relatively uncharted area in this field, external relations, was analyzed through a qualitative case study of the CJEU case Polisario Front , concerning the application of a EU trade agreement to the non-self-governing territory of Western Sahara. (lu.se)
  • Morocco also claims Ceuta and Melilla , making up about 22.8km2 more claimed territory. (explained.today)
  • The OCP Group plays an important economic and social role in Morocco. (wikipedia.org)
  • The government-controlled resources have meant a large investment into social services. (istizada.com)
  • Continued low oil prices, the depreciation of the kwanza, and slower than expected growth in non-oil GDP have reduced growth prospects, although several major international oil companies remain in Angola. (countryreports.org)
  • HM the King also followed equestrian shows by French duo Fréderic Pignon and Magalie Delgado (singing and dancing with horses), French company Jehol (Cossak acrobatics) and Portuguese horseman Luis Valenca (Royal Carrousel). (moroccanembassy.sa)
  • Some media figures alleged the government used its control over most printing houses and large amounts of public sector advertising preferentially, and that the lack of clear regulations over these practices permitted it to exert undue influence on press outlets. (state.gov)
  • Morocco also claims the Spanish exclaves of Ceuta , Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera , and several small Spanish-controlled islands off its coast. (explained.today)
  • Subsequently, OCP launched other mining sites in Youssoufia in 1931 and in Benguerir in 1976, and launched chemical production in Safi in 1965, and in Jorf Lasfar in 1984. (wikipedia.org)
  • If you have on a Bulgarian question, like at State, you can ask an government war on your chemical to hinder lovely it is n't awarded with future. (starkeseiten.de)
  • The OCP Group (OCP S.A.) (formerly Office Chérifien des Phosphates) is a state-owned phosphate rock miner, phosphoric acid manufacturer and fertilizer producer. (wikipedia.org)
  • At the time of his death, Eyadéma was the "longest-serving leader in modern African history", having been president for 38 years. (alquds.edu)
  • Agreement, or the Liberalization Agreement, aimed at liberalizing the European imports from Morocco, is also applied to Western Sahara. (lu.se)
  • The constitution provides for freedom of speech and press, and independent media outlets regularly criticized and satirized government officials and policies, but the government on some occasions restricted these rights. (state.gov)
  • It was against this background that leaders of non-aligned nations met in New Delhi in March. (mealib.nic.in)
  • Impunity for police and security officials remained a problem, but the government provided information on actions taken against officials accused of wrongdoing. (state.gov)
  • The company raised US$4 million in July in pre-Series A round led by Rebright Partners and Flourish Ventures. (agriculturepost.com)
  • Leaders of food and drink companies need to be sharply focused on rapid changes in public mood, perception and values, with uncompromising commitment to quality and value. (globalchange.com)
  • However, since 2005 the government has used billions of dollars in credit from China, Brazil, Portugal, Germany, Spain, and the EU to help rebuild Angola's public infrastructure. (countryreports.org)
  • The food industry will become (even) more tightly regulated, but smart companies will always lead the way - as we have seen in nation after nation on issues such as clear food labeling, reduction of salt content and saturated fats. (globalchange.com)