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Mauritania and CWP Global have signed a comprehensive agreement to develop the Aman green hydrogen project, establishing the contractual, financial, economic and development framework for its next phases. The agreement, signed on Thursday, September 17, 2026, sets out the conditions governing the project, which Mauritania describes as one of the world’s largest green hydrogen initiatives. […]
Morocco and Israel have agreed to elevate their diplomatic missions to full embassies and exchange ambassadors. They also agreed to re-launch direct flights by Israeli and Moroccan airline companies before the end of the year. The announcement of these decisions comes in a joint statement issued following the tripartite summit held Wednesday in New York […]
Morocco has been ranked the top African country and placed among the world’s 20 best performers in the Global Public Security Index Report (2025-2026), according to findings released by the Global Public Security Cooperation Forum. The report, published on the sidelines of the 2026 Global Public Security Cooperation Forum conference in Lianyungang, China, evaluates public […]
A draft bill establishing Morocco’s legal framework for climate action and carbon market regulation is now open for public consultation on the website of the Secretariat-General of the Government. The draft law on climate change and carbon market regulation aims to give the Kingdom an integrated legal framework covering all aspects of climate action, strengthening […]
Stellantis Morocco has launched a solar-powered charging station at its Motor Village Bouskoura headquarters, developed through the group’s Star*Up intrapreneurship program and designed by a Morocco-based Stellantis engineer, La Vie éco reports. The station offers a fully autonomous, off-grid charging and energy-storage system meant to expand access to clean mobility in areas where charging infrastructure […]
OCP Green Energy has switched on a large battery storage system at its mining site in Benguerir, capable of storing electricity for up to five hours to work alongside the site’s existing solar plant, supplying power when solar output drops and during peak-demand hours, 7News Morocco reports. The 25 MW/125 MWh lithium iron phosphate battery […]
Libya generated about $15.2 billion from its oil and gas sector during the first eight months of 2026, according to data released by the Ministry of Oil and Gas. The revenues, covering January 1 to August 31, 2026, included approximately $11.9 billion from crude oil exports and $2.4 billion from oil-related taxes and royalties. Another […]
Zurich-based cleantech company Synhelion has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Morocco for the development of a large-scale commercial synthetic fuel plant in the north African country. The $ 1 billion facility will be located in Morocco’s southern Tan-Tan province and will have an annual capacity of 100,000 tons of renewable […]
A Moroccan delegation will take part in a meeting to be organized by U.S. Trade development Agency in Houston on Sept.24 to discuss natural gas opportunities offered in Morocco which is expanding gas industry investments, including LNG imports, pipeline and storage capacity. These investments are creating opportunities for U.S. companies to supply LNG and natural […]
Libya’s internationally recognised Government of National Unity announced on Sunday that it had dismantled an organised sabotage cell allegedly responsible for suicide drone attacks on oil and electricity facilities in Tripoli and Zawiya. Five Libyan and foreign nationals were arrested during an operation conducted by the Ministry of Defense, according to a statement published on […]