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Stimson center praises Morocco’s political, institutional reforms

The Stimson Center has praised Morocco’s political and institutional progress, describing the kingdom as advancing along a “steady trajectory of reform” driven by gradual change and institutional stability. In a recent assessment, the Washington-based think tank highlighted Morocco’s hybrid governance model combining a constitutional monarchy with a pluralist parliamentary system. “Morocco operates a system that […]

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Morocco, Congo Agree to Convene Joint Cooperation Commission

Morocco and Congo have agreed to convene the Joint Cooperation Commission in the coming months, to boost and diversify the scope of their cooperation. The decision was made by the two countries’ Foreign Ministers, Nasser Bourita and Constant-Serge Bounda, during a meeting they held in Rabat on Tuesday. During their talks, described as fruitful, the […]

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Listed Moroccan firms dominate North Africa’s corporate rankings

Morocco has cemented its position as North Africa’s leading corporate force, with its companies dominating regional rankings and highlighting the country’s growing economic strength. According to African Business, Moroccan firms now account for the overwhelming majority of the region’s largest listed companies. The latest data shows that eight of the nine biggest listed companies in […]

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Morocco, a Proactive Regional Actor and a New Geostrategic Power on the Global Stage – The Stimson Center

Morocco has become one of the most strategic and promising states in Africa and the Arab world and has leveraged, under King Mohammed VI, its geography to facilitate trade, investment, and security cooperation across continents, pointed out the prestigious American think tank The Stimson Center in a report on the Kingdom. The report emphasizes that […]

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OCP Africa Calls for Transformation of African Agricultural Value Chains

OCP Africa CEO Hajar Alafifi called Thursday in Kigali for a profound transformation of African agricultural value chains through an integrated approach based on soil science, innovation, mechanization, and improved access to international markets. Speaking during a panel held on the sidelines of the Africa CEO Forum 2026, Alafifi stressed that Africa has major assets […]

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Africa CEO Forum: Morocco Seeks to Become Platform for Building Regional Champions Serving Africa

Morocco aims to become “a platform for co-building regional champions serving Africa and open to the world,” Minister Delegate in charge of Investment Karim Zidane said Thursday in Kigali at the Africa CEO Forum 2026, held under the theme “Scale or Fail: Why Africa Must Embrace Shared Ownership?” Speaking during the “Invest in Morocco” session, […]

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Health Sovereignty is at the Heart of Morocco’s Development Vision, Akhannouch Says

Head of the Moroccan Government Aziz Akhannouch health surveyed *the Kingdom’s reform agenda during a panel on health sovereignty, held part of the Africa Forward summit hosted by Kenya May 11-12. Akhannouch, who was co-chairing the panel with Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama, explained that Morocco has made a strategic and irreversible choice to treat […]

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France-Africa Summit: Morocco Showcases Its Industrial Model & Opportunities in Africa

Morocco has laid out its successful industrial experience driven by competitive & thriving automotive and aerospace sectors. The Moroccan success-story stands as an inspirational model in a continent of opportunities. Speaking Tuesday at a panel held at the French-African Summit 2026 convened in Nairobi in presence of several African Heads of State, PMs, UN Chief […]

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From Marrakech to Nairobi: Africa’s New Strategic Battlegrounds Come Into Focus

The twin summits held in Nairobi on May 11 and 12 — the Africa Forward Forum and the fourth Summit of the Congo Basin Climate Commission — mark what the editorialist of Aujourd’hui Le Maroc publication describes as a qualitative shift in the nature of African strategic gatherings. What was conceived at Marrakech in 2016, […]