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Morocco has reiterated its commitment to placing artificial intelligence (AI) at the center of the African debate, not from a purely technological perspective, but as a tool with direct implications for Africa’s stability, and as an implement that serves the continent’s peace, security, and sustainable development. This came in the address delivered by Foreign Minister […]
As the African space economy accelerates toward an estimated $22.64 billion in 2026 — up from $19.49 billion in 2021 — Morocco is consolidating its position within the continent’s top tier of space-capable nations. Alongside Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa, the Kingdom is classified in Africa’s first circle of space powers by multiple international assessments […]
Casablanca will once again host the Future of Work Forum Africa (FOWFA) on 21 and 22 May 2026, as the continent’s premier platform for the future of work convenes for its third edition. The forum, which brought together over 1,400 participants and 80 speakers in 2025, is established as the reference meeting point for executives, […]
Gabon’s Foreign minister Marie-Edith Tassyla-Ye-Doumbeneny has reaffirmed her country’s steadfast backing to the Moroccanness of the Sahara and hailed the historic UNSC 2797 endorsing the Autonomy plan under the Kingdom’s sovereignty. The supportive stand was expressed by Gabonese top diplomat during a meeting held Tuesday in Rabat with Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. Tassyla-Ye-Doumbeneny described the […]
Escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have severely disrupted global fertiliser markets, triggering supply shortages and rising prices that threaten agricultural production and food security, particularly in emerging economies. In this context, Morocco, a global fertilizer market mover, has been approached to plug in the deficit. Concentration of key fertilizer ingredients in the Gulf […]
Morocco and Poland have explored at a meeting in Rabat Thursday opportunities to broaden the scope of their cooperation in matters of defense. The meeting gathered Minister Delegate in charge of Morocco’s National Defense Administration Abdeltif Loudyi and Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister, Coordinator of Special Services of Poland Tomasz Siemoniak, who was is […]
The EU and Morocco are strengthening their strategic partnership in the digital field by launching the “EU-Morocco Digital Dialogue” for businesses, start-ups and researchers, while fostering links between EU AI Factories and Moroccan AI innovation ecosystem. This Digital Dialogue has been launched on the sidelines of GITEX Africa taking place in Marrakesh (7-9 April). It […]
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 […]
Morocco has received a strong endorsement from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in its 2026 integrity and anti-corruption assessment, with performance indicators consistently exceeding OECD member averages across several key dimensions. The findings are contained in the report titled “OECD Integrity and Anti-Corruption Outlook 2026,” which benchmarks national anti-corruption frameworks against the organisation’s […]
Marrakech-Menara Airport has received the award of the “Best Regional Airport in Africa” at the 2026 Skytrax World Airport Awards, the prestigious annual accolades often described as the “Oscars of the aviation industry”. The Moroccan airport has won the trophy during a ceremony held Wednesday in London on the occasion of the Passenger Terminal EXPO […]