Moroccan economy

Morocco reaffirms commitment to strengthening Chinese-African partnership

The Moroccan Government reaffirmed on Thursday in Beijing steadfast commitment to advancing and strengthening further partnership between African countries and China for shared prosperity and inclusive growth unleashing Africa’s full potentials. Addressing the China-Africa cooperation summit 2024 convening in Beijing (Sept.4-6), Morocco’s Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, who is representing King Mohammed VI at this event, […]

Old Guard, New Crisis: Malawi’s Mutharika Returns Amid Rising Uncertainty

At 85, Peter Mutharika has reclaimed Malawi’s presidency in a dramatic political comeback, nearly a decade after losing the office in a court-overturned election. Sworn in on Saturday (4 Oct) at Kamuzu Stadium, he now becomes Africa’s second-oldest sitting leader — second only to Cameroon’s Paul Biya. Mutharika won a decisive 56% of the vote […]

Morocco’s economy seen slowing in 2020 due to drought & covid-19 fears

Morocco’s economic growth could sink to as low as 2% in 2020 from a previous estimate of 2020, Reuters and Bloomberg reported citing head of the high commission for planning Ahmed Lahlimi. When Morocco put forward a growth estimate of 3.5%, the context was promising with first autumn rain and good prospects for tourism market […]