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Africa to become world’s fastest-growing region, outpacing Asia — report

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will facilitate economic growth and development on the continent that is projected to become the world’s fastest-growing region, with six out of the ten fastest-growing economies in 2023 being African countries, according to a new report by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. The AfCFTA presents a huge opportunity for […]

Morocco’s Phosphates Revenues Stood at 42 billion Dirhams in 2016

The consolidated revenues of Morocco’s state-run phosphates company, Office Chérifien de Phosphate (OCP), fell to 42.47 billion dirhams in 2016, compared to 47.73 billion dirhams in 2015. The OCP, the world’s leading phosphates exporter, imputed the drop to the slide in phosphate and fertilizer prices, prompting efforts to increase production and cut costs to counter […]

Spain’s PP stokes anti-Morocco sentiment on road to power

Spain’s main opposition party, the Partido Popular (PP), is relentlessly stoking anti-Moroccan sentiment as it maneuvers toward government, with Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares openly branding the party “anti-Moroccan” amid an escalating row over its stance toward Rabat. The charge, unusually blunt for Spanish diplomacy, exposes a contradiction PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo would have […]