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Morocco has surpassed South Africa to become the continent’s leading industrial economy, according to the Africa Industrialization Index 2025 (AII) released by the African Development Bank , alongside the very first Africa Industrial Investment Barometer (AfIIB), developed by WITBA Invest SA in partnership with Trendeo, during a panel organized on the sidelines of the AfDB […]
Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita presided over a diplomatic ceremony in Rabat on Monday to mark Africa Day, bringing together virtually the entire body of African ambassadors accredited to Morocco in a gathering that served as both a commemoration and a restatement of the philosophical foundations of Morocco’s African policy. His address, delivered at the Ministry […]
The third edition of the Future of Work Africa Forum held in Casablanca gathered HR directors, corporate decision-makers, academics, and students. The event’s central diagnostic was blunt: organizations are broadly underprepared for the transformation ahead, and the human dimension of that transformation — talent, leadership, and organizational culture — is lagging further behind than the […]
The U-17 Africa Cup of Nations 2026, currently held in Morocco, has reached its decisive last-four stage scheduled for May 28. The Atlas Cubs, Defending Champions, will play against Senegal, while Egypt will face Tanzania. The two semi-final matches will be played at Moulay El Hassan Stadium, Rabat. All four semi-finalists had already secured qualification […]
Leeds United have expressed interest in signing Morocco’s international Azzedine Ounahi amid press reports announcing imminent departure of the Casablanca-born star from his Spanish club Girona following their relegation to the second tier. The 26-year-old Moroccan midfielder has joined in 2025 the Catalan club from Olympique de Marseille on a five-season deal. Ounahi has shone […]
The Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency announced on Monday the payment of allowances for Palestinian orphans sponsored by the institution in Al-Quds, ahead of Eid Al-Adha. This follows the disbursement of the first-quarter allowance for the current year to beneficiary orphans in the Gaza Strip on April 30. This initiative carries a new message of […]
Multidimensional defense cooperation between Morocco and the USA was reviewed at a meeting held in Rabat Monday between Minister in charge of the National Defense Administration Abdeltif Loudyi, and a delegation of U.S. Congress members, led by Trent Kelly, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, under the Armed Services Committee of the […]
Trent Kelly, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, reiterated on Monday in Rabat his support for the autonomy plan presented by Morocco for the final resolution of the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, while expressing his support for United Nations Security Council Resolution 2797. “I strongly support the Moroccan autonomy proposal,” embodied […]
The new president of the Arab World Institute, Anne-Claire Legendre, praised the cultural momentum underway in Morocco under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, and affirmed that strengthening the “historic” partnership with the Kingdom will be among her top priorities. She is expected to pay soon a visit to Morocco, her first since taking office […]
The Moroccan Exporters Confederation (ASMEX) has issued an urgent call to Moroccan industrial firms to move from awareness to operational compliance with the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which entered its full financial implementation phase on January 1, 2026, ending an 18-month transitional period of reporting-only obligations. From this year, Moroccan exporters shipping […]