First Independent Mena Newspaper
The French Development Agency (AFD) has signed a loan agreement with the Moroccan government providing 100 million euros in financing for the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra Regional Express Network (RER), marking a significant addition to the multilateral funding stack behind one of the country’s most consequential urban infrastructure projects. The RER is designed to connect Kénitra in the […]
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has begun 2026 on a strong footing in Morocco, with four new financing agreements worth a total of 375 million euros signed in the first quarter, after a record year for funding in 2025. The fresh commitments follow an exceptional 2025, during which the EIB, through its development arm EIB […]
Poland’s cooper producer KGHM is planning to invest in mines in Europe and Morocco to secure supplies closer to its smelting base in Poland, reduce transport cost and carbon footprint. The Company’s investment plans and interest in Morocco have been disclosed by CEO Remigiusz Paszkiewicz. As KGHM is looking for raw material nearer to its domestic […]
Italian shipping company “Grandi Navi Veloci” will start operating two LNG-powered vessels starting summer 2026 between Genoa port and Morocco’s Tangier Med port. GNV said the new ships will improve capacity, comfort and schedule reliability on ferry services during “Marhaba Operation” destined to facilitate the return home of Moroccans living abroad for their annual summer […]
Moroccan authorities have arrested 800 in a new operation targeting irregular migration in the country’s northern forests, Moroccan media reported, as Rabat continues efforts to curb repeated attempts to cross into Europe. The latest operations focused on forested areas and coastal zones between Tangier and the prefecture of M’diq-Fnideq, near the enclave of Ceuta, a […]
Morocco’s Casablanca‑Settat region has become the first regional authority in the country to tap the capital markets, issuing 1 billion dirhams (€92 million) local-currency bond with cornerstone support from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The EBRD said it invested MAD 400 million (€36.8 million) in the issuance, helping to ensure the bond’s […]
International donors pledged €1.5 billion to address the deepening humanitarian crisis in Sudan, during a high-level Conference held in Berlin (Germany). The Summit, co-hosted by Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, alongside the African Union and European Union, brought together representatives from 55 countries and dozens of international organizations. Approximately half of the […]
EU foreign policy Chief Kaja Kallas has reaffirmed in Rabat the position of the European Union on the Moroccan Sahara, a position aligned with the latest UN Security Council Resolution 2797 endorsing Autonomy plan under the Kingdom’s Sovereignty. During a meeting held Thursday with Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita, Mrs. Kallas also reiterated EU’s call […]
Morocco and the European Union have expressed steadfast determination to further strengthen their long-standing, rich, multidimensional and strategic partnership in all areas of shared priority. Building on the renewed momentum spurred following the 15th EU-Morocco Association Council held on 29 January 2026, Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita met on Thursday in Rabat with EU High […]
A papal visit to Algeria aimed at promoting interfaith dialogue and reconciliation unfolded against two powerful and contrasting backdrops: renewed concerns over terrorist attacks and mounting criticism from rights groups over the treatment of the country’s Christian minority. A visit the authoritarian regime in Algeria hoped to use for whitewashing purposes has unveiled to the […]