London, July 11, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The Moroccan Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) and the embassy of Japan in Morocco have signed agreement on a project for the reintegration of young Moroccan detainees and the fight against violence on Wednesday, July 10. The agreement between Morocco and Japan on the reintegration program signed on Wednesday also includes the signing ...

London, June 25, 2019 (AltAfrica)-The World Bank.org has launched a new $500 million program in support of Morocco’s goals to expand access to quality pre-primary education, aimed at enhancing teachers’ skills and competencies, and strengthening the governance of the sector. Building on the government’s 2015–2030 Vision, the new Morocco Education Support Program will act on key elements ...

London, May 27, 2019 (AltAfrica)-While abstinence from pornographic material during Ramadan is usual, Moroccans and Iranians have continued to visit pornographic sites during the holy month. Spanish daily news outlet El Espanol reported that pornographic website, Xhamster, has released visitor statistics from the last two months. The data shows traffic from Muslim countries, Moroccans and Iranians as the ...

London, April 24, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Naminata Koulibaly, 30, receives training in a Moroccan Muslim teaching institute, founded by King Mohammed VI in 2015, and hopes to return to her home in Ivory Coast better equipped to advise women on religious issues She is one of 100 women admitted every year to study for up to three ...

London, March 21, 2019 (AltAfrica)– African countries need policies that can help build resilience, raise potential growth and inclusiveness if the continent is to achieve the sustainable development goals and aspirations of Africa’s Agenda 2063. Adam Elhiraika, Director of the Macroeconomics and Governance Division of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA ) made the submission ...

London, Feb. 25, 2019 (AltAfrica)-Morocco left a deep impression on the visiting British Royal couple, prince Harry and wife, Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex The mum-to-be Duchess was was honoured with a henna tattoo, a traditional good luck gesture for her first child, during a three-day visit to the north African country, Morocco. Meghan ...

Rabat, Dec. 3, 2018 (AltAfrica)-Morocco and Portugal are set to construct an undersea electricity cable connecting between the two countries at a cost of US $800m. Portuguese Secretary of State for Energy Joao Galamba confirmed the reports and said that the two countries are conducting feasibility studies and upon completion there will be a call for ...

-After seven years hard work, Africa’s fastest train begins operation in Morocco Rabat, November 17, 2018 (AltAfrica)-Morocco’s King Mohammed VI and French President Emmanuel Macron have inaugurated what has been described as Africa‘s fastest train, with a trip from the northwestern city of Tangier to the capital, Rabat. The railway, known as the LGV, will significantly reduce the travel ...

London, October 4, 2018 (AltAfrica)-Hit by massive government crack down, Migration mafias in Morocco have devised a new method to attract customers and lure unsuspecting migrants to their net-They have resorted to advertising free boat rides to Europe Moroccan newspaper Akhbar Al Yaoum whose investigation exposed the new trick reports that recently,  go-fast boats have ...

London, October 3, 2018 (AltAfrica)-Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said his country rejects the European Union’s plan to build asylum centres in North Africa, according to an interview with German national daily Die Welt. The EU wants to reach migration deals with Middle East and northern African countries, such as Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, and Libya, similar to ...