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Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, commended Morocco’s commitment to advancing joint African action. During talks held Monday at the headquarters of the pan-African organization in Addis Ababa with Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the African Union and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), Mohamed Arrouchi, Ali Youssouf praised “Morocco’s constructive […]
Morocco is participating in the Farnborough International Airshow 2026, which opened Monday in Farnborough (about 100 kilometers southwest of London) with the ambition of further strengthening its position as a leading global aerospace hub. For the occasion, the Moroccan Agency for Investment and Export Development (AMDIE) has unveiled the Morocco Pavilion, showcasing the country’s integrated […]
The third edition of the AUSIMètre barometer, published by AUSIM and PwC in July, points to a contrasted picture of cybersecurity readiness among Moroccan companies: notable governance progress and rising investment, alongside structural fragilities that continue to constrain the broader economy’s maturity. The overall maturity index rose from 49 percent in 2025 to 56 percent […]
King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, received Monday in the Royal Palace of Tetouan Governor of Bank Al-Maghrib Abdellatif Jouahri, who presented to him the Bank’s annual report on the economic, monetary, and financial situation for the year 2025. In an address during the audience, Jouahri stated that, in an international […]
Romania affirmed it believes that “genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty could be a viable solution” to the issue of the Moroccan Sahara. This came in a message Romanian President Nicușor Dan addressed to King Mohammed VI. “We note that genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty could constitute a viable solution,” President Nicușor Dan emphasized in his […]
King Mohammed VI sent a message of congratulations to King Felipe VI following the Spanish football team’s victory in the 23rd FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by the United States, Mexico and Canada and hailed the high competitive spirit demonstrated by the team players throughout this tournament. In the message, King Mohammed VI extends his warmest […]
The Nigeria-Morocco Atlantic African Gas Pipeline has crossed a major political threshold after member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) formally signed an agreement endorsing the transcontinental energy project, transforming what began as a bilateral initiative into a flagship regional undertaking. The signing, which took place at the ECOWAS summit in […]
Five years on, and still no contract, no invoice, no export license, no financial trail, no operations log. What Forbidden Stories has actually produced on July 16, 2026 is not proof but rather a warming up of an unfounded accusation that has never survived a courtroom test. Built on a single unverifiable anonymous source, amplified […]
Morocco’s financial authorities are mobilizing against the rise of internet fraud and cybercrime more broadly. Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) and the National Financial Intelligence Authority (ANRF) jointly organized a national workshop in Rabat dedicated to combating phishing-type financial fraud, aimed at raising awareness of the risks involved and strengthening prevention mechanisms. The workshop forms part of […]
The far-sighted vision of King Mohammed VI for a developed and self-dependent Africa leveraging its own resources is taking form with the consolidation of South-South cooperation, regional integration and win-win partnership. The Morocco-Nigeria gas pipeline project, renamed African-Atlantic Gas pipeline (AAGP), has reached this weekend a milestone with the signing by the Heads of state […]