Moroccan trade & industry minister Moulay Hafid Elalamy

OCP Group sets up new subsidiary offering farmers tailored solutions

Morocco’s state-owned phosphate OCP Group announced this Tuesday the setting up of a new subsidiary offering farmers customized plant nutrition solutions adapted to the crop, climate, and soil. Dubbed “OCP Nutricrops”, the new entity will leverage the Group’s leading phosphate-based plant nutrition production and distribution capabilities to provide farmers with tailored solutions that preserve soil […]

Algerian verdict triggers violent protests in Polisario-run Tindouf camps

An Algerian prison sentence against a member of the Rguibat tribe provoked violent protests that took aim at the Polisario leadership in the Tindouf camps. Ahmed Ould Ben Ali, one of the thousands of disenchanted youths in Tindouf camps, was sentenced to 5 years in prison by the Algerian court on charges of drug trafficking. […]

Ryanair to launch 11 domestic Morocco flights in 2024, Jet Lux opens office in Kingdom

Ryanair plans to launch 11 domestic flights in Morocco in summer 2024 linking 9 cities, tourism ministry said. The airline will serve the cities of Agadir, Errachidia, Essaouira, Fez, Marrakech, Ouarzazate, Oujda, Tangier, and Tetouan, it said in a statement. The decision is part of the low-cost airline’s plans to double its passengers to and […]