Moroccan AB Sport’s first overseas subsidiary inaugurated in Mauritania

China’s Maritime Silk Road projects come with environmental costs for Africa — study

While some of the ports, bridges and other coastal projects constructed as part of Beijing’s so-called Maritime Silk Road help developing economies increase their capacity for trade, there are environmental downsides to China’s coastal infrastructure, according to a new academic study that has just been published in the journal One Earth. The study, by researchers […]

Russia debunks Algerian reports it is building Su-34 fighters for the North African country

A Russian official has branded rubbish reports in Algeria that Moscow is manufacturing state-of-art Su-34 fighter jets for the Algerian army, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports. Reports from Algiers indicated that Moscow is set to deliver a first batch of six Russian Su-34 fighter aircraft to the North African country and that Algerian pilots would […]

BTI Report 2024 sheds light on Morocco’s economy, investment strategy and international leverage

The Moroccan economy has been opening up, leading to the development of new sectors such as aerospace and automotive industry, says the 2024 Bertelsmann Transformation Index report (BTI), which analyzes transformation processes towards democracy and a market economy worldwide. Morocco has made good progress in carrying out reforms to improve market competitiveness, adds the report […]