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South Korean tech giant Naver which has announced plans to build a massive AI-focused data center in Morocco, said the project will be carried out in partnership with Nvidia, Taqa Morocco, Nexus Core Systems, and Lloyds Capital. The announcement was made during the VivaTech 2025 conference in Paris. The project, which will be powered entirely […]
Burkina Faso’s military-led government has completed the nationalization of five gold mining assets, marking a significant pivot in its economic strategy aimed at asserting greater control over the country’s mineral wealth, international media reported. The move, finalized through a government decree earlier this month, transfers ownership of two producing gold mines and three exploration permits […]
Morocco is planning to add 13 desalination plants before 2030, adding to existing 17 ones, with the aim to have a production capacity of 1.7 billion m3, water and equipment minister Nizar Baraka said. Desalination together with dams and waterways are all projects launched by Morocco under a $12 bln program to ensure steady water […]
As the world marked the 2025 World Day Against Child Labour, the International Labour Organization (ILO) renewed its call for urgent, collective action to eliminate child labour — particularly in sectors like agriculture and artisanal mining, where millions of African children continue to work under hazardous conditions. Despite a global drop from 160 million child […]
Morocco’s budget deficit widened to 22.9 billion dirhams ($2.3 billion) at the end of May 2025, up from 11.2 billion dirhams a year earlier, the treasury said. The deficit was however offset by a positive balance of 14.1 billion dirhams from special treasury accounts and autonomously managed state services. Total ordinary revenues rose 19.6% year-on-year […]
Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane aims to spearhead Morocco’s digital and cybersecurity skills development, building on its successful completion of a government contract to train 10,000 engineers, university officials announced at a Bank Al-Maghrib press conference in Rabat. Bank Al-Maghrib Governor Abdellatif Jouahri, who serves on the university’s Board of Directors, praised the institution’s achievements […]
In an increasingly tense geopolitical context, several international sources are raising the alarm about Algeria’s growing role as a major hub for laundering funds originating from Iran. According to confidential reports, complex networks are using Algerian territory to conceal suspicious financial flows linked to Iran’s nuclear activities and international sanctions targeting Tehran. Algeria, a key […]
The leading American EV manufacturer Tesla has set foot in the nascent Moroccan electric cars market with the establishment of a subsidiary in Casablanca. Besides setting up dealerships, Tesla Morocco is tasked with importing, sales’ operations, and servicing of electric vehicles. The subsidiary’s mission also includes the expansion of the network of charging stations across […]
Chinese group Tinci Materials Technology willis preparing to set up a factory in Jorf Lasfar dedicated to the production of electrolytes and raw materials for electric batteries. This industrial project, with an estimated investment of $280 million (nearly 2.8 billion dirhams), will have an annual production capacity of 150,000 tons of finished products for the […]
Amnesty International has issued an urgent appeal to Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar to immediately disclose the fate and location of Member of Parliament Ibrahim Al-Dressi, who has been missing for over a year. The call follows the emergence of disturbing video footage in May 2025, allegedly showing Al-Dressi stripped, bearing visible signs of torture, […]