Australian mining company Aura Energy in the Tiris Zemmour mine

Morocco Pivots Toward Cloud Computing and AI to Power Next Growth Phase

Having built its economic appeal over the past two decades on major physical infrastructure, from highways to ports and industrial platforms, Morocco is now shifting its growth model toward data, artificial intelligence, cloud computing and human capital, Finances News Hebdo reports. The adoption of the Digital Morocco 2030 roadmap marks this shift, treating digital technology […]

Morocco spends 427 million euros annually on migration control

Morocco spends 427 million euros annually in fighting illegal migration, an amount that dwarfs the 500 million euros that the EU plans to offer Morocco in migration aid over five years, head of migration and border control at the interior ministry Khaled Zerouali said. In an interview with Spanish agency EFE, Zerouali said EU aid […]

Burkina Faso debunks Ghana’s claims Wagner awarded gold mine in exchange for support

Burkina Faso’s Minister of Mining Tuesday branded rubbish Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo’s claims that the insecurity-dogged country has awarded a mining field to the Russian private military company Wagner for exploration in exchange for support. “We have not granted a permit to a Russian company in southern Burkina. On the other hand, a cabinet meeting […]