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The 4th high-level meeting of heads of counterterrorism and security agencies in Africa “Marrakech Platform” opened on Tuesday in Agadir, under the co-presidency of Morocco and the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT). Some forty African intelligence and security services are taking part in the two-day event, along with some thirty delegations from the Middle […]
Morocco’s national carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM), will offer a record 6.6 million seats for summer 2025, up by more than 700,000 from last year, as part of a major ramp-up to meet surging travel demand, particularly from the Moroccan diaspora, the airline said Monday. The expanded schedule includes over 95 destinations, with new long-haul […]
Morocco has unveiled plans for its inaugural offshore wind farm, a 1,000-megawatt facility near Essaouira, marking the country’s entry into marine renewable energy development. The announcement was made last week in Nice during the Mediterranean Day of the United Nations Conference on the Oceans. The project represents one of the first investments funded by the […]
Panama considers the Morocco-proposed autonomy initiative as the most serious, credible, and realistic basis for resolving the regional dispute over the Sahara and as the only solution for the future. This supportive position was expressed in a Joint Communiqué signed, on Monday in Rabat, following talks between Panama’s Foreign Minister, Javier Martínez-Acha Vásquez, who is […]
China has announced plans to eliminate tariffs on nearly all imports from 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic ties, extending a previous policy that offered zero-tariff treatment to only 33 least-developed African nations. The announcement was made during a ministerial meeting in China’s city of Changsha, as African leaders gathered to review the […]
French aerospace manufacturer Figeac Aéro has signed a new agreement with Boeing to produce aluminum machined parts for the Boeing 737 MAX. The components will be manufactured at Casablanca Aéronautique, Figeac Aéro’s Moroccan subsidiary located in the Nouaceur industrial zone near Casablanca. This agreement is part of Figeac Aéro’s PILOT 28 strategic plan, which focuses […]
Uranext, a Moroccan startup backed by the InnovX innovation ecosystem of the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) and affiliated with the OCP Group, is set to launch the country’s first uranium concentrate production facility, LeDesk news outlet reported. The plant, to be located in the commune of Moulay Abdellah near El Jadida, will produce “yellowcake” […]
The Moroccan government has officially approved the creation of a new company dedicated to managing industrial zones for defense manufacturing, marking a significant step in the country’s strategy to build a sovereign defense industry. The newly established entity, named the “Defense Industrial Zones Management Company,” is a joint venture between the Military Housing and Equipment […]
Morocco’s government has adopted a new legislation enhancing Regional Investment Centers (CRI) capabilities, integrating support systems for small and medium enterprises into their core missions as part of comprehensive investment framework reforms. The legislation also provides for the creation of Unified Regional Investment Commissions (CRUI). The reform text specifically incorporates management and approval of special […]
CEO of Royal Air Maroc Hamid Addou has publicly criticized Boeing for chronic delivery delays even as the carrier is negotiating a massive 74-aircraft order, highlighting tensions in the airline’s ambitious expansion plans worth $25 billion through 2037. In an interview with CNN, Addou expressed frustration over Boeing’s delivery performance, with some orders running 15-18 […]