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Morocco: King, French President Inaugurate High-Speed Train Linking Tangier to Casablanca
MAP, 15 November 2018
HM King Mohammed VI and President of the French Republic, H.E. Emmanuel Macron, inaugurated, Thursday in Tangier, the "Al BORAQ" High Speed Train linking the cities of Tangier and… Read more »
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Morocco: French President Leaves After Working Visit On Occasion of Inauguration of High-Speed Line
MAP, 15 November 2018
President of the French Republic, H.E. Emmanuel Macron, left Morocco, on Thursday, after a working visit on the occasion of the inauguration of the Tangier-Casablanca high-speed… Read more »
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Morocco: Morocco's Modernisation Drive Marred By Political Repression
RFI, 15 November 2018
Morocco unveiled Africa's first ever high-speed rail line Thursday with King Mohamed VI and French President Emmanuel Macron attending the ceremony. The 1.7 billion-euro project is… Read more »
Morocco Inaugurates Africa's First High-Speed Train
French President Emmanuel Macron and Morocco's King Mohammed VI have inaugurated a high-speed railway line that boasts the fastest journey times in Africa or the Arab world, the East African reports.The service between Tangiers and Casablanca will slash journey times between the North African country's economic hubs from five hours to just over two. Trains will zoom along the newly laid tracks at speeds of up to 320km/h.
French President Emmanuel Macron at the inauguration of the high-speed train in Morocco.
A map of the railways of Morocco in mid-2010, showing the then propose route of the high-speed train (in light blue).
