Morocco reached a new milestone in its hydrogen strategy with March 2025 announcement of six green hydrogen projects in southern regions totaling 319 billion dirhams. Guelmim, Laayoune, and Dakhla emerge as new centres for energy transition now playing out at territorial scale. Five selected consortiums, including Emirati Taqa, Spanish Cepsa, and German Nordex partnered with […]
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Family-owned firms drive IPO boom on Casablanca Stock Exchange
A new wave of family-owned businesses is reshaping Morocco’s financial landscape as they increasingly turn to the Casablanca Stock Exchange to secure growth and ensure succession. The latest example is SGTM, a heavyweight in Morocco’s construction sector, which is preparing a landmark initial public offering (IPO) scheduled for December 16, Jeune Afrique reported in a […]
Rabat Declaration calls for protection of African victims of terrorism
The ministerial segment of the Conference on African Victims of Terrorism, held in Rabat on Tuesday in partnership with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT), endorsed the Rabat Declaration, which reaffirms the central position of victims in national and regional responses to terrorism and calls for strengthening the legal, institutional, and operational frameworks dedicated […]
Sahara: Burkina Faso, Niger welcome adoption of UNSC Resolution 2797 as historic
Burkina Faso and Niger have welcomed the adoption by the historic UN Security Council of Resolution 2797, which enshrines, within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty, the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan as a serious, credible, and lasting basis for achieving a solution to the Sahara issue. This welcome was expressed by the two countries’ Foreign Ministers, Karamoko […]
OCP inaugurates Morocco’s largest photovoltaic plant at Oulad Farès in Khouribga
OCP Green Energy recently commissioned the Oulad Farès photovoltaic plant in Khouribga, featuring 105 megawatt-peak capacity that makes it Morocco’s largest solar farm of this type currently operational. The facility powers the world’s largest phosphate mine while injecting green electricity into the national grid. The installation spans 168 hectares with thousands of solar panels converting […]
Hudson Institute highlights groundbreaking UNSC 2797 Resolution
The adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2797 marks not only a diplomatic milestone but also enshrines the “centrality, legitimacy and relevance” of Morocco’s autonomy plan as the ultimate solution to the regional dispute over the Sahara, Morocco’s Ambassador to Washington, Youssef Amrani, told the US Think Tank Hudson Institute. This “historic resolution” provides “unambiguous […]
Algeria transforms AU conference into Polisario propaganda platform
Algeria’s regime is doubling down on its hostile agenda against Morocco, scrambling to regain diplomatic ground after a historic UN Security Council resolution endorsed Morocco’s autonomy plan as the sole basis for resolving the Sahara dispute. Cornered by international legality, Algiers is now attempting to force its way back onto the African stage by exploiting […]
Tourism & Travel: Morocco remains among world most attractive & popular destinations
Morocco, which is globally recognized as one of the top travel destinations, is currently ranked in the top ten across a number of international tourism listings for 2025-2026, says international “Travel & Tour World” magazine. The country’s tremendous heritage, rich culture and coastal tourism enable travellers to live and enjoy memorable tourist worldwide, adds the […]
Electricity: Morocco opens bids for 1,000 km UHV transmission line
Morocco has launched bids for the construction of a 1,000 km ultra-high-voltage alternating current line to transmit about 2 GW between Boujdour and Tensift, with applications due Jan. 15, 2026. In a press release, Morocco’s National Office for Electricity & Potable Water (ONEE) says the power line will connect the regions of Boujdour and Tensift, […]
Morocco elected to vice-presidency of FAO Council
Morocco secured election to the vice-presidency of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Council during the agency’s 179th conference in Rome on Monday. The kingdom will serve on the FAO Council, the organization’s 49-member executive body responsible for overseeing policy implementation and strategic direction, until 2029. This election confirms member states’ confidence in Morocco’s […]