France-Morocco: Arrest of gangster on the lam translates excellent security cooperation

Online Shopping Surges 65% as Quarter of Moroccans Embrace E-Commerce

Nearly one in four Moroccans completed online purchases in 2024, marking a substantial shift in consumer behavior over the past five years, according to the National ICT Survey 2024-2025 conducted by Morocco’s telecommunications regulatory agency. The adoption rate climbed from 15.1% in 2019 to 24.9% in 2024, representing 3.7 million new online shoppers—a 65% increase. […]

Race to lead AfDB heats up as Adesina’s tenure nears end

As Akinwumi Adesina prepares to step down after a transformative decade as President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), five candidates from across the continent are competing to succeed him in an election set for 29 May in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Five contenders — Swazi Tshabalala (South Africa), Amadou Hott (Senegal), Samuel Munzele Maimbo (Zambia), […]

Morocco, Netherlands announce ‘promising’ green hydrogen production partnerships

Morocco and the Netherlands are boosting green hydrogen production cooperation, announced by delegations from both countries following a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the World Hydrogen Summit & Exhibition 2022 in Rotterdam. Partnership projects between Moroccan and Dutch operators in green hydrogen will soon see the light following the exchange on prospects of this […]