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Bloomberg Portrays Rabat as a Benchmark Cultural & Urban destination, a Giant Leap for Morocco

Bloomberg has shed light on Rabat’s burgeoning ascent, pointing to the opening of the Mohammed VI Tower. The landmark is a centerpiece of the ‘Rabat, City of Light, Morocco’s Capital of Culture’ program, launched under the impetus of King Mohammed VI. Under the revealing title “One giant leap for Morocco,” the leading American media outlet, […]

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Morocco, UN Tourism open first Africa-based innovation office

Morocco and UN Tourism on Wednesday inaugurated the UN Tourism Thematic Office on Innovation for Africa in Rabat, marking the first permanent office established by the organization on the African continent, as officials pledged to scale up investment, digitalization and skills development to unlock the continent’s tourism potential. The office was officially opened by Morocco’s […]

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SIAM 2026: African Ministers Adopt Declaration to Boost Climate-Resilient Agriculture at AAA Conference

The 6th annual Ministerial Conference of the “AAA” initiative (Adaptation of African Agriculture), held on Wednesday in Meknes on the sidelines of the 18th International Agriculture Show in Morocco (SIAM), concluded with the adoption of a Declaration meant to boost climate-resilient Agriculture. Aware of the urgency, and following up on the resolutions of COP30 while […]

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Sudan orders urgent trade reforms as war-ravaged economy struggles to recover

Sudan has announced emergency measures to address major disruptions in exports and imports, as Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim moves to stabilize an economy severely weakened by conflict since April 2023. In a statement issued on Wednesday, April 22, the Ministry of Finance said a Government task force had been directed to implement immediate solutions to […]

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UN Warns Against Humanitarian Crisis with Hormuz Disruption of Shipments

Disruption to energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz is exacerbating the risk of a global food shock, as higher gas prices squeeze fertilizer production and other sectors outbid agricultural producers for key inputs and logistics. With hunger looming, life-saving fertilizer shipments cannot wait, Head of UN task force says. In normal times, one third […]

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Inside the Mohammed VI Tower: Morocco’s Tallest Building Opens Its Doors

Eight years in the making, and with a final price tag of 6.5 billion dirhams, the Mohammed VI Tower in Rabat-Salé officially opened to media this week, offering the first comprehensive look inside what is now the tallest building in Morocco and one of the most architecturally ambitious structures on the African continent. Inaugurated on […]

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Morocco committed to developing its own African AI to tackle security, governance challenges, Calls for Establishing African Monitoring, Early Warning, Rapid Response Mechanisms

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 […]

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Morocco Asserts Its Place in the Vanguard of Africa’s Space Ambitions

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 […]

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Future of Work Forum Africa Returns to Casablanca on May 21-22 for Its Third Edition

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, […]

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Gabon Reaffirms Support for Morocco’s Sovereignty over Sahara & Commitment to Advance Strategic Partnership

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 […]