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Africa’s digital economy could be worth $721 billion by 2050, the secretary general of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, told participants in Gitex Africa in Marrakech. The projection, cited from estimates by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), reflects accelerating growth in fintech, mobile internet usage and startup ecosystems across Africa, Mene […]
US Ambassador to Morocco Duke Buchan III said the Moroccan southern provinces, the Sahara, offer tremendous economic potential, positioning the region as a strategic hub linking Africa, Europe and the Americas and a focal point for growing US investment interest. Speaking at Gitex Africa in Marrakech, Buchan reaffirmed US support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for […]
Morocco welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire between the United States and Iran, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The ministry underlined, in a statement, that Morocco supports the forthcoming negotiations with Pakistan’s facilitation. The Kingdom hopes that these negotiations will lead to lasting peace, strengthen stability in the region, and take into account the […]
Pope Leo XIV’s upcoming visit to Algeria risks being used by the authorities to whitewash an authoritarian system that persecutes Christians, closes churches and curtails religious freedom, diplomats and rights advocates say. The April 13–15 trip, the first by a pontiff to Algeria, has been presented by Algiers as a historic moment of dialogue and […]
Nairobi is hosting this week the 2nd African Urban Forum (AUF2), meant to prepare the continent adopt a Common position on housing and human settlements at the 13th World Urban Forum to convene in Baku, Azerbaijan, May 17–22. The forum, held under the theme “Adequate Housing for All: Advancing Socioeconomic and Environmental Transformation towards the […]
President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani received on Tuesday in Nouakchott Inspector General of Royal Armed Forces & Commander of the South Zone, Lt. General Mohamed Berrid, who is leading a high-ranking military delegation to this neighbouring country. The visit of the Moroccan military delegation is part of the Morocco-Mauritania Joint Military Cooperation […]
Morocco has adopted its first-ever comprehensive public finance management strategy, setting out a structured reform roadmap to 2032. Drawn up with the support of major international partners and grounded in the findings of a PEFA assessment — the internationally recognized benchmark for evaluating public financial management systems — the framework aims to modernize fiscal governance […]
Casablanca’s public transport authority, Casa Transport, has issued an international tender to update the city’s Urban Mobility Plan as part of an eight‑month strategic study designed to map out an integrated transport vision through 2030. The move comes as Morocco’s economic capital prepares for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, which it will co‑host with Spain […]
The fourth edition of GITEX Africa Morocco opened Tuesday April 7 in Marrakech with a clear message from the Kingdom’s leadership: Morocco is ready to be Africa’s technology gateway. Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch inaugurated the event, which this year drew 50,000 participants and over 1,450 exhibitors from 130 countries, making Marrakech one of the most […]
“The Netherlands considers that genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty is the most feasible solution” to the dispute over the Sahara, said Dutch Foreign Minister, Tom Berendsen. The stand was expressed by the Dutch official in a press briefing following a meeting in Rabat Tuesday with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. This position was also affirmed […]