Morocco’s crown prince with Maqdessi children

China redirects trade to Africa as U.S. tariffs fuel export surge

China’s exports to Africa have soared by 25% in the first eight months of 2025, reaching US$140.8 billion, as Beijing redirects trade flows amid escalating U.S. tariffs under President Trump’s renewed trade war. Faced with U.S. import duties as high as 100% on electric vehicles and 50% on solar products, Chinese firms are finding fertile […]

Saudi sovereign wealth fund launches investment company in Egypt

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia launched the Saudi-Egyptian Investment Company (SEIC) that will invest in swathes of Egypt’s economy from infrastructure and real estate to pharmaceuticals. The fund in a statement said SEIC is interested in the country’s promising sectors including infrastructure, real estate development, healthcare, financial services, food and agriculture, manufacturing, […]

Morocco reduces self-isolation period for travelers from Covid-19 unsafe countries

Morocco has updated its anti-coronavirus restrictive measures asking nationals and foreign residents coming from countries where the virus is on the surge to self-isolate at home for five days. The move dispels doubt and defuses tension after many travelers, mostly from the Moroccan diaspora, voiced complaints following a government’s move to impose ten-day isolation at […]