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Morocco’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has published the 2026 edition of its Gender-Responsive Budget Report (RBG 2026), providing a structured overview of the legal and institutional advances made in favor of gender equality across government ministries. The report is produced in the context of Morocco’s demographically transitional moment, as revealed by the 2024 general […]
Morocco and several European partners are advancing preparations for the future export of green hydrogen and renewable electricity from North Africa to Europe, although key regulatory, commercial and infrastructure hurdles must still be overcome before exports can begin, according to a German government report published this month. The annual report on Germany’s bilateral energy partnerships, […]
Morocco’s population is projected to rise from 36.8 million in 2024 to 43.3 million in 2060, but growth will slow sharply as the country enters a period of near demographic stagnation, according to new projections from the High Commission for Planning (HCP). Under the agency’s central scenario, the population would expand by 17.8% over the […]
Morocco’s Minister of Islamic Affairs Ahmed Toufiq has instructed imams, prayer leaders and muezzins to abstain from political activity ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for Sept. 23, 2026, according to a ministry circular reported by local media. The directive was sent to staff at the ministry’s central, regional and provincial offices and serves as a […]
A Sudanese Court on Sunday sentenced Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and 15 others to death in absentia over the killing of West Darfur Governor Khamis Abbakar and crimes committed during the conflict in Darfur. The ruling, the first against the RSF leadership since the war began on the 15th April 2023, […]
Morocco’s central bank and competition regulator said reforms have ended the long-standing dominance of the Centre Monétique Interbancaire (CMI) in the country’s bank-card payment market, opening the sector to new operators and lowering costs for merchants. Morocco has completed the transition from a market where CMI was the sole provider of merchant card-acquiring services to […]
Mauritania’s Prime Minister, Mokhtar Ould Diay, has announced accelerated progress on two major energy infrastructure projects in Nouakchott, with completion expected before the end of 2026. In a Facebook post on July 13, 2026, Ould Diay said work was advancing on the expansion of a 72-megawatt (MW) power plant and the extension of liquid fuel […]
Sudan’s Government has announced the creation of a banking finance portfolio exceeding 3 trillion Sudanese pounds to support the 2026 summer agricultural season and strengthen the country’s productive sector. Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim announced the initiative last Week, as farmers face major challenges, including shortages of funding, improved seeds, fertilizers, fuel and rising production costs […]
The Moroccan national football team landed Sunday at the Rabat-Salé Airport, coming from Boston, where their 2026 World Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals in 2-0 defeat to France. The Atlas Lions departed the United States with their heads held high, as they have once again carried the hopes of the Moroccan nation and sympathizers […]
African countries, facing cuts to traditional aid budgets in major donor countries, are under growing pressure to mobilize more of their own domestic resources to finance their development, the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) said. In a recent press release, the UNECA, citing data from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), […]