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Morocco faces mounting pressure on its grain import bill as global wheat stocks are projected to fall to their lowest levels in nearly a decade, according to the latest U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts released this August 2025. The USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report reveals that global wheat reserves could drop to […]
Ghana’s Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has initiated consultations with Morocco to study the North African Kingdom’s pioneering regulatory framework for medical and industrial cannabis, signaling Ghana’s commitment to developing a robust legal infrastructure for its emerging sector. During recent discussions in Accra, a delegation led by Brigadier General Maxwell Obuba Mantey met with Moroccan Ambassador […]
Luxury tourism in Africa is often promoted as a high-value, low-impact development model, while its actual benefits to local communities are minimal, a new study from the University of Manchester found. The study, published in the African Studies Review, raises serious concerns about the long-term sustainability and equity of luxury tourism strategies across Africa. In […]
Africa is hemorrhaging over $580 billion every year through corruption and illicit financial outflows, according to the African Development Bank (AfDB), jeopardizing economic growth and worsening the continent’s nearly $2 trillion debt crisis. AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina, speaking in a recent Bloomberg interview, likened the situation to pouring water into a leaking bucket — “It […]
African and Japanese heads of state and government commended several initiatives launched by King Mohammed VI, and emphasized his pioneering role in promoting important continental initiatives on climate, migration, and sustainable development in Africa. In the final declaration issued by the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9), held in Yokohama, heads of […]
Morocco is heading into 2025 with renewed economic confidence, buoyed by a strong rebound in its agricultural sector, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said. The country is projected to achieve a growth rate of 3.8% in both 2025 and 2026, OECD said in a recent report, noting that this sustained momentum is […]
Morocco is moving forward with a major modernization of its Royal Air Force (FRA), with plans to acquire Embraer’s KC-390 Millennium aircraft, according to defense outlet Military Africa. The procurement is part of a broader strategy to gradually replace the FRA’s aging fleet of 14 C-130H Hercules transport aircraft and KC-130H aerial refueling tankers. If […]
Morocco’s National Railway Office (ONCF) has secured a $225 million loan from German development bank KfW to modernize Casablanca region railway network. The German funding follows a $350 million loan approved by the World Bank in June, both supporting the “Service Intra-métropolitain Rapproché” (SIR) program. The SIR seeks to establish an electrified passenger rail service, […]
IBA Group, a multinational software service provider and Berexia payment, a leading technology services company, have joined efforts to launch SoftPOS solution in Morocco in cooperation with Al Barid Bank and Royal Air Maroc (RAM). SoftPOS, or Software Point of Sale, is a software-based solution that turns any NFC-enabled smartphone or tablet into a secure […]
The Atlantic Initiative, launched by King Mohammed VI, will reshape the economic and geostrategic landscape of Africa. By providing maritime access to Sahel countries, Morocco is offering a regional and continental model for stability and shared prosperity, said the New African Magazine. The royal Atlantic Sahel project will enhance African economic integration by strengthening cooperation […]