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President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has set a headline-grabbing target of an Algerian gross domestic product set to surpass $400 billion by end-2027. State news agency APS quoted him saying the milestone would be reached “at the very latest,” a pledge he and allied outlets have reiterated since 2024. On paper, that would mean well over 50% […]
Mauritania has taken a further step towards aligning public debt sustainability with climate action and sustainable development financing, following a Technical committee meeting held on Monday in Nouakchott by the Ministry of Finance. The meeting forms part of ongoing cooperation between the Mauritanian Government and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia […]
Nearly 70% of Moroccan small and medium enterprises have initiated decarbonization efforts at varying levels while digitalization progresses at sustained pace, according to a European Investment Bank survey of 150 Moroccan SME leaders conducted within the EU-cofinanced Trade and Competitiveness Programme. The research examines principal obstacles confronting enterprises strengthening competitiveness amid global environments oriented toward […]
Morocco’s capital market enters a pivotal phase where depth, liquidity, and instrument diversification become primary determinants of future attractiveness, according to institutional leaders, market operators, and public authority representatives convened by the Professional Association of Brokerage Firms (APSB). The Casablanca Stock Exchange’s market capitalization exceeding 1 trillion dirhams—over 60% of national GDP—signals confidence recovery and […]
At least 53 people, including two babies, are dead or missing after an inflatable migrant boat sank off the Libyan coast, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported on Monday. The vessel, carrying 55 African migrants, departed from the western Libyan town of Zawiya shortly before midnight on Thursday and began taking on water about […]
In 2025, Morocco increased avocado exports by 90% to 141,000 tons, becoming Africa’s leading avocado exporter for the first time, says a report issued by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). This surge allowed the North African country to overtake Kenya and South Africa in avocado exports following several years of successful investment in production […]
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, on Monday held Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allies fully responsible for what he described as a “preventable human rights catastrophe” in El Fasher. Addressing the UN Human Rights Council, Türk said that after 18 months of siege, starvation and bombardment, the RSF […]
Moroccan Minister Delegate in charge of National defense Administration, Abdellatif Loudiyi, is participating in the 2026 World defense Show, currently held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. During his tour of the show, the Moroccan official visited the stand of Lockheed Martin group. “Airpower, local supply chain integration and MRO capability continue to define our decades-long partnership […]
Morocco has a large production capacity for nickel manganese cobalt oxide (NMC), a significant cathode for manufacturing autonomous lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), a vital component for EVs, says a scientific research published in “Next Energy” academic journal. To benefit most from its strategic mineral resources exported currently in their raw or intermediate forms, Morocco has started […]
Morocco has emerged as the fastest-growing supplier of tomatoes to the German market over the past two decades, multiplying its export volumes nearly fivefold, UN data showed. Moroccan shipments to Germany jumped from 12,710 tons in 2005 to 74,890 tons in 2024, an exceptional 489% increase that outpaces every other major supplier. This rapid expansion […]