Morocco to Undertake one Last Test in Feb 2018 before Launch of Africa’s First TGV

Africa’s first high speed train will be launched in Morocco in 2018 after conducting one last test next February, state-owned railway operator ONCF said. The latest tests were staged successfully at a speed of 320 km per hour earlier this week, ONCF said in a statement. The over 2 billion-dollar project has been in development […]

United States Courts Morocco on Natural Gas as Nador West Med Emerges as Strategic Pivot

The United States is actively courting Morocco as a priority partner in natural gas infrastructure development, with a high-level Moroccan institutional delegation’s strategic study visit to Houston, Texas — the heart of the American energy industry, reported Aujourd’hui Le Maroc. The mission, organized under the U.S. Trade and Development Agency’s (USTDA) reverse commercial mission program, […]

Morocco’s Direct Social Aid Program Now Reaches 3.9 Million Families

Morocco’s direct social aid system has reached a landmark scale, now supporting approximately 3.9 million families — over 12.5 million citizens — as the government shifts from ad hoc welfare approaches to a structured, data-driven model of social protection. Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch described the program as a qualitative turning point in addressing the […]