London, Jan. 4, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Morocco’s government is kicking off the decade with a series of infrastructure and railway developments as part of regional development reforms. The regional integration is expected to begin with the extention of the high speed train with many airports To start with. Morocco’s Minister of Equipment and Transport Abdelkader Amara has announced that the country ...

London, Jan. 2, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Azelio, the Sweden-based developer of a thermal energy storage technology, says it has produced first power as part of its verification project in Morocco. Two energy storage modules installed by the company at the Ouarzazate Solar Power Station will be storing energy from solar photovoltaic (PV) panels in the form of ...

London, Jan. 2, 2020 (AltAfrica)-Morocco has mobilised 2,481 medical and paramedical staff as part of its “Riaya” program in the face of cold waves, announced Noureddine Boutayeb, Minister Delegate at the Ministry of Interior. RELATED: MOROCCO WELCOMES FIRST SNOWFALL IN THE YEAR The 2019-2020 winter program includes 745 mobile medical units mobilised in Morocco’s mountainous regions. he ...

London, Dec. 27, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Morocco’s Ministry of Health has launched an initiative to offer children under the age of five free cancer treatment at all health institutions and public hospitals. The ministry made announcement on Wednesday in a statement published on its official website. RELATED: HOW GHANA INTEGRATES TRADITIONAL MEDICINE TO BROADEN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY “The initiative comes within the framework ...

London, Dec. 5, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Top US diplomat and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo  Mike has arrived Morocco as the highest-ranking American official to travel there since the election of President Donald Trump. The State Department has called Morocco an “essential partner” in the US diplomatic strategy in the region, which aims for the normalisation ...

London, Nov. 18, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Early snowfall is blanketing Ifrane, a favourite destination for snow lovers in Morocco. With an alpine style architecture and Middle Atlas Mountains, Ifrane is celebrating its first snow drops during this year’s winter season. The inhabitants of the city woke up on Saturday, November 16 to find their city covered with snow. READ ...

London, Nov. 17, 2019 (AltAfrica)-An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.3 degrees on the Richter scale hit the province of Midlet, Central Morocco on Sunday, November 17. According to the National Institute of Geophysics, the quake occurred at 9:39 a.m. Its depth reached 4 kilometers, and  32.570 degrees north and 4.167 west, the statement added. READ ALSO: ...

London, Nov. 17, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Moroccan city of Ben Guerir, in Morocco’s central Rehamna province, has joined the league of African countries embracing electric motorbike as part of efforts reduce carbon emission To achieve the ambition, the city is taking on “Rehamna E-Mob,” a sustainable mobility project, in partnership with the city’s Green Energy Park.  READ ALSO: ...

London, Nov. 9, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Ivanka Trump has rounded off her  three-day visit to Morocco, with a visit to the Palais des Congres in Rabat on Friday, November 8, giving $6.2 million in grants to nine beneficiaries.  The event was part of the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative (W-GDP), which President Donald Trump established earlier ...

London, Nov. 9, 2019 (AltAfrica)– Daughter and Advisor to US President Ivanka Trump warm herself to the heart of Moroccans during her three days visit to the North African country when she don beautiful local dress to the admiration of locals She capped the day with a traditional kaftan fit for a Moroccan princess while ...