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Morocco and the United States have formalized a new framework for bilateral military cooperation, by the signing of the U.S.-Morocco Defense Cooperation Roadmap at the Pentagon during a meeting between Under Secretary of War Elbridge Colby and a Moroccan delegation led by Minister Delegate for National Defense Administration Abdellatif Loudiyi and General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector […]
The planned Morocco–Nigeria gas pipeline is gaining relevance as global geopolitical tensions disrupt energy markets and rising electricity demand in West Africa fuels industrialisation and mining development. The African Atlantic Gas Pipeline, which will link Nigerian gas fields to Morocco and onward to Europe, is now moving into a new phase, with the next step […]
Researchers at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University’s College of Chemical Sciences and Engineering have published a significant review in Green Chemistry — one of the British Royal Society of Chemistry’s flagship journals — examining a method for converting lignin, a renewable biomass component, directly into laser-induced graphene (LIG). The research positions Morocco at the frontier of […]
Chinese-European Company Gotion, Green Power Morocco (GPM) and Chery Heavy Trucks have signed an agreement to launch a heavy-duty electric logistics corridor between Morocco and France, advancing lower-emission cross-continental freight. The 2,000-km route connects Agadir (southern Morocco) through the Port of Tangier to Perpignan (southern France), currently served by some 2,000 heavy trucks daily. The […]
Morocco’s energy ministry is facing renewed scrutiny over the actual use of storage facilities at the idle Samir oil refinery, after energy minister Leila Benali said the state had enabled operators to access the infrastructure over the past three years. Speaking to 2M TV channel, Benali said her ministry had used Samir’s storage capacity as […]
Libya’s oil production has climbed to approximately 1.43 million barrels per day—the highest level in more than a decade—according to National Oil Corporation Chairman Masoud Suleiman on Sunday, April 5, 2026. He disclosed that oil revenues for February surpassed $2 billion and were fully transferred to the State treasury without deductions, marking a rare development […]
Morocco’s Competition Council said international market volatility drove fuel price movements in early March, with diesel and gasoline showing different levels of pass‑through to pump prices. In a note reviewing price developments between March 1 and March 16, 2026, the council said geopolitical tensions in the Middle East pushed up crude oil and refined product […]
Morocco has sufficient diesel stocks to cover 51 days of consumption and petrol inventories for 55 days, while supplies of gas and coal have been secured for the second quarter of this year, the energy ministry said. The country has taken steps to ensure energy security amid pressure on global demand and prices stemming from […]
Morocco’s government is spending at least 1.6 billion dirhams ($160 million) a month on measures to cushion households and businesses from higher energy and transport costs, Budget Minister Fouzi Lekjaa said. The support package focuses on subsidies for butane gas, electricity price freezes and financial aid for professional transport operators, Lekjaa told reporters. State support […]
Moroccan motorists and transport operators faced a fourth fuel price increase in as many months on April 1st, as distributors raised pump prices with effect from midnight. Diesel rose by approximately 1.70 dirhams per liter, bringing it to around 14.50 dirhams, while unleaded petrol increased by 1.57 dirhams to reach approximately 15.50 dirhams. The adjustment […]