Moroccan Security Forces Crackdown on Smugglers on Mauritanian Borders

Morocco mobilizes its security forces along with customs services in a clampdown on smugglers in the southernmost tip of the country on the borders with Mauritania. A statement issued by Dakhla regional authorities said that the operation started on August 14 in Guerarat on the borders with Mauritania with the aim of clearing the region […]

Morocco Launches Major Overhaul of Its 1969 Agricultural Investment Code

Morocco’s Ministry of Agriculture has issued a tender for a comprehensive study to reform the country’s Agricultural Investment Code — a foundational legal framework that has governed irrigation, land tenure, and private investment incentives in the sector since its adoption in 1969. The study carries a budget of 5.64 million dirhams and must be completed […]

Ethiopia names new envoy to Morocco

Ethiopia has appointed head of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) as its new ambassador to Morocco. President Sahle-Work Zewde appointed Bacha Gina, CEO and President of the CBE, for the job earlier this month. Gina, led the CBE for 20 months and earned the financial institution the award of The Best Commercial Bank for […]