Sub-Saharan migrants try to reach Manilla

Morocco-France, an enduring win-win partnership

President François Hollande of France is paying as of Wednesday a two-day state visit to Morocco, his first since his election in May last year. The aims of this visit are both political and economic, Morocco being France’s major partner in the Maghreb and France being Morocco’s closest friend in Europe. “The relationship between the […]

Illegal migration: Morocco joins efforts with Canary Islands against people smuggling networks

The Spanish Guardia Civil in Las Palmas and the regional command of the Royal Gendarmerie in Laâyoune have begun joint patrolling operations in the Canary Islands to combat migrant smuggling by criminal networks, according to press reports. The move shows strong ties and coordination between Morocco and Spain in countering shared security threats. The primary […]

Morocco to regulate crypto without stifling innovation, says Central Bank Governor

Governor of Morocco’s central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM), Abdellatif Jouahri, said earlier this week that the legal framework governing crypto-assets in Morocco, currently undergoing adoption process, aims to regulate this ecosystem while preserving the financial innovation that can emerge from it. “We wanted to regulate the use of crypto-assets, without stifling the innovation that can […]