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Moroccan minister of foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita was received Tuesday in Cotonou by President of Benin Romuald Wadagni on the sidelines of the 7th meeting of the Morocco-Benin Joint Cooperation Commission. On this occasion, President of Benin conveyed his fraternal greetings to King Mohammed VI and voiced willingness to work with the Moroccan Sovereign to […]
Algeria has formally closed out a four-year diplomatic rupture with Spain, hosting Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Algiers but without securing any shift in Madrid’s position on the regional dispute over the Sahara territory, the very issue that triggered the freeze in 2022. Sanchez made a brief stopover in the Algerian capital while traveling […]
Senior US military officials joined counterparts from 40 countries in Rabat for the fourth annual African Maritime Forces Summit (AMFS 2026), calling for deeper partnerships and expanded innovation to counter growing threats at sea. The summit, held under the banner “Innovation and Partnership to Enhance Maritime Security,” opened as part of a partnership between Morocco’s […]
Morocco is preparing to add roughly 60,000 hotel beds, about 20% of its current capacity, as it prepares its tourism infrastructure ahead of co-hosting the 2030 World Cup, according to Reuters. Tourism Minister Fatim-Zahra Ammor said the kingdom sees the tournament less as a finish line than “an accelerator” for the development of the hospitality […]
The fourth annual Africa Maritime Forces Summit (AMFS 2026) opened Monday in Rabat with the participation of senior maritime leaders from more than 40 African nations and 20 international partner states to tackle rising threats in Africa’s vital waterways. AMFS is organized by the Royal Navy in partnership with U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa and U.S. […]
American Curtiss-Wright group, a global provider of aerospace, defense, and industrial technologies, announced this Tuesday a strategic expansion of its global footprint with plans for advanced surface treatment facility in Morocco to meet growing aerospace demand. “Morocco has become a key growth location for premier aerospace manufacturers and their supply chain, and we are excited […]
International hotel chains are showing intensifying interest in Morocco, a trend that tourism expert Zoubir Bouhoute says reflects a genuine transformation in the sector’s national standing. In an interview with Finances News Hebdo, Bouhoute identifies four principal drivers behind the surge. The first is structural: geographic proximity to Europe, favorable climate, landscape diversity and competitive […]
Morocco’s Ithmar Capital and the African Development Bank Group have announced a strengthened strategic partnership aimed at intensifying the mobilization of African institutional capital for cross-border infrastructure projects. The announcement, made in Abidjan, brings together the AfDB Group and the Africa Sovereign Investors Forum (ASIF), chaired by Ithmar Capital’s CEO Obaïd Amrane. Building on their […]
Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, commended Morocco’s commitment to advancing joint African action. During talks held Monday at the headquarters of the pan-African organization in Addis Ababa with Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the African Union and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Mohamed Arrouchi, Ali Youssouf praised “Morocco’s constructive […]
Morocco is participating in the Farnborough International Airshow 2026, which opened Monday in Farnborough (about 100 kilometers southwest of London) with the ambition of further strengthening its position as a leading global aerospace hub. For the occasion, the Moroccan Agency for Investment and Export Development (AMDIE) has unveiled the Morocco Pavilion, showcasing the country’s integrated […]