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The state of health emergency has been extended by one month. The decree relating to this extension was approved at the meeting of the government council held today. This text also provides that the Minister of the Interior, as well as the walis and governors, may take measures to alleviate …

GDP growth is expected to return to 4% in Morocco on the assumption that activity will return to normal in 2021, estimates the African Development Bank (AfDB). “Assuming that activity returns to normal in 2021, GDP growth is expected to return to 4%. Budget and current account deficits are expected …

Morocco has obtained observer member status in the Andean Community of Nations (ACN), and this at the 20th meeting of the Andean Presidential Council held this Wednesday in Bogotá, announces the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad. This status granted to the Kingdom, as the first …

In a press release published on Tuesday July 7, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs announces the gradual reopening of mosques in Morocco from the “Addohr” prayer on Wednesday July 15. The reopening will take into account the epidemiological situation linked to Covid-19 at the local level. Sanitary measures will be …

Initially scheduled for July 2020, the operationalization of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could finally take place next January, the organization’s Secretary-General Wamkele Mene announced. According to the Secretary, the procedure was suspended due to the current Covid-19 pandemic but this gives time to member countries to conclude …

The Covid-19 health crisis has damaged several key sectors, including tourism, resulting in unprecedented losses. And Morocco has not escaped it. In its report entitled “Covid-19 and tourism: Access to economic consequences”, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) ranked Morocco in 7th position among the countries most …

Morocco is on the list of 15 countries selected by the European Union to enter the Schengen area on July 1. Some European countries, for security reasons, have closed their borders to the Kingdom again. The epidemiological situation in Morocco still worries certain European countries. They fear a resurgence of …

Spanish government spokeswoman Maria Jesus Montero said that her country will only open its borders with Morocco on one condition. Spain agrees to open its borders with Morocco only if there is a reciprocal agreement allowing the Spaniards to travel to the neighboring country of North Africa. Morocco is on …

Classified as one of the 14 “safe” countries by the European Union, Morocco was not accepted by Hungary, however. A decision that seems curious. The Hungarian government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, for health reasons, said on Thursday July 2 that it rejected the list of 14 “safe” countries. The …

While the countries of the European Union agreed, on Tuesday, June 30, to open their borders to a list of countries 15 countries including Morocco, Germany has just decided to withdraw access to Moroccan travelers. Angela Merkel’s government has decided to prevent Moroccan travelers wishing to return to Germany from …