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Morocco’s High Commission for Planning (HCP), the national statistics agency, published the first results of its new labor force survey, highlighting low workforce participation, stark gender disparities and persistent youth unemployment under a methodology aligned with International Labor Organization standards. The new framework introduces stricter definitions that prevent comparisons with earlier data. Employment is now […]
Moroccan National Tourism Office has partnered with “Par5 Escapes”, one of the UK’s leading golf tour operators, to strengthen Morocco’s position within the golf travel market. The British golf travel company, which provides tailor-made golf holidays across the UK, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, will help increase Morocco’s visibility across key markets, showcase the […]
Morocco has published two new decrees in the Official Gazette formally establishing the legal framework for the financing of the September 23, 2026 legislative elections, a set of regulations that, for the first time, explicitly address the use of artificial intelligence, social media, and digital platforms in electoral campaigns and place them under the authority […]
Omar Hilale, Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and President of the UN Peacebuilding Commission, has briefed UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the priorities and the progress of Morocco’s presidency of the 31-member body — an engagement that Maroc Diplomatique described as part of the ongoing high-level dialogue between the Commission’s leadership and the […]
A delegation of foreign diplomats accredited in Morocco started Monday a visit to Laayoune for talks with MINURSO officials, local authorities and elected officials on the Sahara, and on major socioeconomic development and landmark projects launched in the Saharan city. The delegation includes diplomates from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Japan, the United […]
A military field hospital deployed as part of the humanitarian dimension of Exercise African Lion 2026 has treated hundreds of patients in the Al Fayd area of Taroudant province since its launch on April 20, drawing significant numbers of civilian patients from across the region and generating what military officials describe as an overwhelmingly positive […]
Morocco’s Office des Changes has initiated formal enforcement proceedings against a number of individuals identified as holding crypto assets abroad, marking the first visible escalation of regulatory action in a sector that has long operated in a legal grey zone. In written notifications sent to the individuals concerned — a copy of which was obtained […]
The first edition of “GITEX Future Health Africa” opened on Monday in Casablanca with the participation of several African public health leaders, leading international investors, medical pioneers, and innovators to discuss the future trends of healthcare in Africa through the transformative power of AI, digital technologies, and data intelligence. In his opening address, Moroccan Health […]
Morocco is set to become the launch-pad of Korea’s CUREXO surgery robots in North Africa & Middle East region under an agreement sealed with Permedica, an Italian orthopedic medical device company, for the supply and sales of CUREXO surgical robots. Under the agreement, the Korean medical robotics specialist will supply its robotic joint replacement system, […]
Morocco has called in Addis Ababa for the integration of the climate, peace and security dimensions in the new AU strategy for the Sahel, following the example of the Chad Lake Basin Commission’s strategy for stabilization, recovery and resilience against Boko Haram. The Sahel region and Lake Chad Basin are interconnected, fragile areas in Africa […]