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Morocco-Sweden row over Western Sahara

afrol News, 4 November - Morocco has expelled a Swedish diplomat, accused of delivering Moroccan state documents to "separatists" from Western Sahara. This comes as a Sahrawi political prisoner in Morocco is awarded a prestigious Swedish prize.

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DRC and Morocco elected to new forest financing programme

afrol News, 20 October - Signaling their commitment to a unique partnership to combat climate change through forest management, six developing countries will join five contributor countries on the newly elected governing body of the Forest Investment Program (FIP), a programme of the Strategic Climate Fund under the Climate Investment Funds of the multilateral development banks.

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Rescuers abandon search for survivors

afrol News, 21 September - Rescue officials have called off the search for survivors or bodies of illegal immigrants whose boat capsized between Morocc and Spain.

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Technology | Economy - Development

Competition in Morocco's telecom market increasing

afrol News, 18 September - Morocco's telecommunications market will be marked by an increase in competition in both fixed and mobile segments during the next five years, leaving incumbent Maroc Telecom to deal with the mounting pressure, according to the latest report from Pyramid Research.

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Politics | Society

Fresh promise for Western Sahara talks

afrol News, 13 August - The latest United Nations-backed talks between Morocco and the Frente Polisario over the disputed territory of Western Sahara have concluded with a commitment from both parties to continue negotiations as soon as possible.

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Politics | Human rights | Society | Media

IFJ condemns seizure of magazines in Morocco

afrol News, 5 August - The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has strongly condemned the order issued last Saturday by the Minister of the Interior in Morocco to seize and destroy over 100,000 copies of two weeklies, TelQuel and Nichane magazines, which carried results of an opinion poll on King Mohammed VI's decade on the throne.

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Politics | Society

Over 500 migrants benefit from voluntary return

afrol News, 22 July - More than 500 undocumented migrants in Morocco from several sub-Saharan African countries have benefited from voluntary return over the last 18 months under the auspices of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).

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Economy - Development

Maroc Telecom acquirs 51% in Mali

afrol News, 14 July - The Moroccan telecommunications operator Maroc Telecom has acquired 51 percent stake of the capital in the Mali telecommunications worth 275 million euros.

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Science - Education | Economy - Development | Society

Morocco signs €155 million loan agreement with France

afrol News, 7 July - The Moroccan government has signed three loan agreements worth 1,700 million dirhams (155 million euros) with the French Development Agency (AFD) to finance the reform of the education system, rural roads rehabilitation and the infrastructure projects for Rabat.

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Economy - Development

Morocco expects 5.3% economic growth in 2009

afrol News, 26 June - Morocco has announced an economic growth forecast of 5.3 percent in 2009 and another 2.4 percent for 2010, though saying the figures would also depend on the results of the agricultural season in 2009.

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Economy - Development | Society

Morocco invests $37.3 million in tourism

afrol News, 10 June - The Moroccan government has set aside $37.3 million to reduce the impact of global economic crisis on the country’s tourism sector.

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Economy - Development | Technology

Morocco invests in fiber optic line to Western Sahara

afrol News, 22 May - Maroc Telecom has secured a US$ 1.3 billion investment programme, mostly financed by the Moroccan government. The programme will see major improvement and modernisation of Morocco's fixed-line and mobile networks, but also a new fiber optic cable to France and through Western Sahara into Mauritania.

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Politics | Economy - Development

Morocco records 5.4% economic growth in 2009

afrol News, 12 May - The Moroccan economy has achieved a growth rate of 5.4 percent in 2009, despite the international financial crisis, compared to 5.7 percent in 2008, according to the latest forecast from the African Development Bank (AfDB).

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Arabic network condemns sentencing of journalist

afrol News, 22 April - The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information has denounced the recent increment of sentence of the Moroccan journalist and blogger Hassan Barhoun by the Appeals Court.

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Morocco to modernise its educational system

afrol News, 1 April - The board of the African Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of €75 million to Morocco to support the efforts of North African country in modernising its education system.

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» 31.03.2009 - Morocco and Tunisia get $2.5 billion in energy investments
» 30.03.2009 - 5 missionaries expelled for trying to convert Muslims
» 20.03.2009 - $1.5 million grant for Morocco tech development
» 16.03.2009 - 2 Moroccan nationals on Interpol alert following Belgian jail escape
» 09.03.2009 - Morocco announces $10 billion investment in the energy sector
» 27.02.2009 - Morocco convicts 18 terrorists
» 16.02.2009 - 5 die as boat capsize off Canary Islands
» 05.02.2009 - Six die in snow roof collapse
» 13.01.2009 - Landslide kills 6 in Algeria
» 22.12.2008 - Morocco repress Sahrawi population - HRW
» 17.12.2008 - $5 million for youth programmes in Morocco and Egypt
» 16.12.2008 - EU grants advanced status to Morocco
» 09.12.2008 - Morocco doubles military budget
» 09.12.2008 - EU-Moroccan deal "illegal"; UN expert
» 05.12.2008 - Moroccan sentenced to 10 years for Madrid bombings

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