UnionPay International Joins Casablanca Finance City, Gateway to African Markets

UnionPay International (UPI) has received Casablanca Finance City (CFC) status, a premier label & regulatory framework granted to companies targeting African business. By securing this status, UPI joins an elite group of multinational institutions benefiting from a specialized legal, fiscal, and regulatory framework designed to foster regional integration as CFC serves as a strategic gateway […]

Morocco’s ‘flawless’ AFCON 2025 security strategy praised by international media

Morocco’s security management during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, was executed “without any major incident or breakdown” across six host cities and nearly a month of competition, French media wrote. According to the French weekly JDD, Morocco’s success reflects a long‑term national security strategy developed under King Mohammed VI. JDD notes that AFCON 2025 […]

Red Sea crisis to affect global trade, fuel inflation in Africa and beyond

Escalating attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on ships in the Red Sea have not only unraveled a key global trade route, sending shipping and insurance costs soaring, but they are also threatening to again push up the cost of living in Africa that is already struggling with crippling debt. The Red Sea crisis and the […]