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The global surge of jet fuel prices and operational cost has forced many global and regional carriers, including Morocco’s Royal Air Maroc to scale back flights temporarily. Morocco’s RAM was no exception as it temporarily halted flights to 12 destinations in Africa and Europe citing high jet fuel costs and low demands. RAM suspended flights […]
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 […]
Sudan’s Standards and Metrology Authority has reported a sharp rise in gold exports, with company shipments reaching 4.855 tons in April and May 2026—surpassing the 4.195 tons recorded in the entire first quarter of the year. The authority said its technical teams processed and inspected significant quantities of precious metals during the period, including 1.557 […]
CAF President Patrice Motsepe has expressed his deep gratitude to King Mohammed VI for granting his royal pardon to the Senegalese supporters convicted of offences relating to the Final Match of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025. In a statement posted on the CAF website Saturday, Patrice Motsepe said: “On behalf of […]
President of Senegal Bassirou Diomaye Faye has expressed thanks to King Mohammed VI for his clemency and humanity after he granted Royal pardon to Senegalese supporters convicted of offenses committed during AFCON 2025 hosted by Morocco December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026. President Faye took to his account on X to express these thanks, […]
King Mohammed VI has decided to grant free pardon to the Senegalese supporters convicted of offenses committed during the Africa Cup of Nations organized by Morocco from December 21, 2025 to January 18, 2026, says the royal office in a statement released this Saturday. “In view of the age-old fraternal relations binding the Kingdom of […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group and OCP Group signed an agreement on Friday in Rabat for a €450 million partial credit guarantee to help finance the investment program of the global leader in plant nutrition solutions and phosphate fertilizers. This operation is intended to support the mobilization by Société Générale and BNP Paribas of […]