The Secretary General of the Government, Mohamed Hajjawi, has submitted to the government a draft decree to approve the final results of the 2024 General Population and Housing Census, which shows that Morocco's population has reached 36,828,330 people.
In a landslide vote on Thursday, November 7, 2024, Morocco secured the position of vice president of Interpol for the African continent during the organization's 92nd General Assembly session held in Glasgow, Scotland, from November 4-7. Morocco's candidate, Mohamed Dkhissi, Director of Judicial Police, secured the support of 96 member countries, far surpassing other contenders. The candidacy was driven by Morocco's commitment to developing African police structures and strengthening
A British national, Robert Bill, who was serving a 20-year sentence in a Moroccan prison, has died. Bill, a former teacher and playground designer from St Asaph, was convicted in 2014 for attempting to kidnap and rape three Moroccan girls. According to the ECHO Newspaper, Bill was arrested in June 2013 at a petrol station in Tetouan, northern Morocco, after witnesses heard screams from a young girl in his Spanish-registered car. He was subsequently found guilty of attempting to abduct and
Banque Centrale Populaire (BCP) has named Naziha Belkeziz as its new Chief Executive Officer and Chairwoman, effective November 5, 2024. The appointment follows the retirement of Mohamed Karim Mounir, who has served the bank for nearly three decades. According to the official press release from BCP's Board of Directors in Casablanca, Belkeziz was co-opted as a board member before being named to the top position. The Board expressed confidence in her leadership, citing her professional
Taking part in the AfCFTA Business Forum held in Casablanca, the Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area, Wamkele Mene, outlined the keys to strengthening trade and exports in Africa. In this regard, he highlighted the tools developed within the framework of the AfCFTA agreement.
A new educational initiative called «Les Étoiles du Petit Prince» (The Little Prince's Stars) will tour Morocco from November 7-17, 2024, bringing astronomy education to primary and secondary schools in the country's southern and eastern regions. According to a press release from the Center for Space and Habitability at the University of Bern and Cadi Ayyad University of Marrakech, the project will utilize two light aircraft—a Cessna 172 RG and a Beechcraft
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) has implemented ChatGPT Edu, becoming the first university in Africa to integrate this AI tool into its academic operations. The deployment, announced on November 4, 2024, aims to enhance educational and administrative functions across the institution. According to a press release from UM6P's Digital Ecosystem Office, the system, powered by GPT-4o from OpenAI, will serve multiple functions within the university. Leah Belsky, OpenAI's General Manager of
In an interview with the weekly magazine Le Point, the Minister of Foreign Affairs addressed messages to Algeria, especially following the cascade of Algerian reactions in the media and on social networks to Emmanuel Macron's visit to the kingdom. «Morocco does not interfere in the relationships that other countries maintain with Algeria. We focus exclusively on our bilateral relations with our partners, leaving each country free to develop whatever ties it wishes with Algeria. This
While France is losing ground in the Sahel, Morocco is positioning itself as a trusted partner for these states. The keys to Morocco's approach in this region are drawing interest from certain circles in Paris. «In his Afro-optimist approach, His Majesty King Mohammed VI has always refused to see the Sahel as an inevitability. This is why he has visited Mali four times since 2012, investing heavily in training 500 imams at the Mohammed VI Institute for Imam Training and initiating
The Minister of Foreign Affairs addressed the war being waged by Israel in Palestine during an interview with the weekly magazine Le Point. This comes at a time when a segment of Moroccan public opinion and certain parties are calling for the severance of relations with the Hebrew state. «The resumption of diplomatic relations with Israel in 2020, within the framework of the tripartite Morocco-United States-Israel agreement, does not imply support for the Israeli government's actions.
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