morocco-sahara

Wildfires devastate 500 hectares in northern Morocco

Firefighting teams in northern Morocco are continuing their battle against a major wildfire that has scorched approximately 500 hectares of forest and farmland in the Chefchaouen province, the national water and forests agency, ANEF, said. The blaze, fueled by strong hot winds, broke out on Tuesday, August 12, around 2:00 pm in the rural commune […]

Canada’s Shimco to set up plant in Morocco’s aerospace industry hub

Canada’s Shimco, a manufacturer serving the global aerospace supply chain, said it plans to have a plant in Morocco. A deal was signed to that end with Morocco’s industrial hub Midparc to join a constellation of global aeronautical suppliers in Nouacauer industrial zone in Casablanca. Speaking at the signing ceremony, attended by Moroccan industry minister, […]

France’s Emmanuel Macron busy fixing past in Maghreb at expense of future

France under President Emmanuel Macron seems to be more concerned about fixing its problematic past with its former Algerian colony at the expense of ties with forward-looking Morocco. Last month, President Macron visited Algeria and spoke to its aged military leadership about the need to turn the page on France’s bloody past, which ironically serves […]