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Total and Worldline set to Support the Deployment of the Guichet Unique solution in eight African Countries

Ade Adewale — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 13:35:41 +0000

Total and Worldline Partner with African Fintech InTouch to Support Deployment of Guichet Unique, an Innovative Digital Solution for Retail Networks Total and Worldline signed binding technological, commercial and financing agreements with African fintech InTouch on July 13, 2017. Under the agreements, Total and Worldline will support the deployment of the Guichet Unique solution in [...]

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Gnawa Music: From slavery to Prominence

AMA — Fri, 04 Dec 2015 11:31:56 +0000

Gnawa is the music of formerly enslaved Black Africans who integrated into the Moroccan cultural and social landscape, and founded a model to preserve the traditions and folkloric music of their ancestors. Rising to prominence from a marginalised practice to heal people possessed by genie spirits, it is one of the most popular styles of North [...]

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#Africa > Morocco Votes

AMA — Fri, 04 Sep 2015 21:35:45 +0000

Al Jazeera’s Inside Story is in the Moroccan capital Rabat, where voters have cast their votes in the first regional and local elections to take place since King Mohammed VI conceded powers and changed the constitution following 2011 protests. The Islamic-leaning Justice and Development Party won an historic victory in the elections that followed those protests. [...]

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Morocco jails British paedophile for 20 years over child sex offences

Ade Adewale — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 19:37:49 +0000

A Moroccan court jailed a British man for 20 years Tuesday for kidnapping and attempting to rape three young girls, a rights activist at the trial told AFP. Robert Bill, 59, a former teacher from North Wales, was convicted by the court in Tetouan at…

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Morocco launches process to normalise illegal immigrants

Ade Adewale — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 14:29:44 +0000

Morocco on Thursday launched an operation to give residency permits to tens of thousands of immigrants living in the country illegally, after the king expressed concern about their harsh treatment by the police. Hundreds of people, almost all of them…

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Morocco plans to double wells exploration in 2014 – Energy Minister

Adewale Ade — Fri, 13 Dec 2013 20:01:58 +0000

Morocco plans to double the number of oil and gas exploration wells drilled next year to 20, the energy minister said Friday, as foreign interest grows in the kingdom's potential energy reserves. The North African country, which currently imports virtually…

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Inwi Morocco brings enhanced Facebook experience on all handsets with Gemalto software solution

Adewale Ade — Tue, 19 Nov 2013 05:01:00 +0000

AMSTERDAM, Netherland, November 19, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO) (http://www.gemalto.com), the world leader in digital security, announces that inwi, the award-winning* Moroccan mobile telecoms company, is the first to deploy the latest version of its LinqUs Facebook-for-SIM mobile application which now includes the popular Facebook Messenger feature. Inwi’s 12 million [...]

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FIFA Emergency Committee decision on the Moroccan Football Association elections

FIFA News — Fri, 15 Nov 2013 15:55:00 +0000

GENEVA, Switzerland, November 15, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ — The FIFA Emergency Committee has decided today, 15 November 2013, not to recognise the elections held by the Moroccan Football Association (FRMF) on 10 November 2013. The decision was taken in view of the fact that the FRMF had not fulfilled its duty to comply with [...]

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