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Swedish-based Metacon has been awarded a $ 2 million contract to supply a 1 MW pressurized alkaline electrolysis plant to a major renewable energy company in Morocco, one of Africa’s largest wind power investors. The project involves delivering a turn-key, containerized electrolysis system powered by wind turbines to produce green hydrogen off-grid. This pilot plant […]
British Standard Chartered bank, which specializes in wealth management, corporate and investment, announced Thursday the opening of its new office in Casablanca Finance City, Morocco, In a press release, the Bank says Morocco’s strong economic fundamentals and strategic location position it as an increasingly important destination for global trade and investment. The Bank’s new office […]
President of Belgium reformist party Georges-Louis Bouchez has called openly on his country to recognize Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Saharan territory following in the footsteps of major Western allies including the United States, France, Spain… He said he introduced a legislation demanding his country’s government to recognize officially Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara […]
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Bank Al Maghrib have partnered for the second time to increase financing for food security in rural areas around the world. IFAD has issued a $150 million bond with a tenor of 10 years to Morocco’s central bank to support efforts engaged to transform rural areas to […]
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the European Union, and Canada through the EBRD’s High-Impact Partnership on Climate Action (HIPCA) have agreed to provide Moroccan Bank of Africa a €70 million loan destined to boost access to green finance for private sector and promote capacity building for women-led […]
Morocco will host the first Africa-Atlantic Summit for Common Development in March 2026, creating a strategic platform for dialogue and joint action between African Atlantic coastal nations, Sahara and Sahel countries, and their Mediterranean partners. The announcement came following an agreement signed Thursday in Johannesburg between the Mediterranean Development Center (MEDEV) and DEVAC Invest Africa, […]
Over fishing by foreign vessels off Senegal decimated fish stock and forced many fishermen to try an illegal sea crossing to the Canary Islands, The Environmental Justice Foundation, a London-based group specializing in environmental and human rights issues, said. Illegal crossings to the Spanish archipelago increased following the surge in overfishing by foreign vessels, the […]
The Young Atlas Lions qualified to the final of U-20 Africa Cup of Nations 2025 after defeating Thursday host Egypt 1-0, setting up a decisive clash with South Africa, who ousted Nigeria following a 1-0 win. The Moroccan goal was scored by substitute Jones El Abdellaoui in the 77th minute. The North African derby was […]
Princess Lalla Hasnaa, President of the Royal Theater of Rabat Foundation, accompanied by Brigitte Macron, and Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Al Thani, chaired, on Thursday at the Royal Theater in Rabat, the Foundation’s first Board of Directors. The Board of Directors, which includes eminent figures from different backgrounds, will elaborate the strategic framework of […]
A Moroccan member of the UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) and his local translator died in a road accident near Goma. Four other Moroccan peacekeepers were injured in the accident and have been transferred to a UN hospital in Goma, MONUSCO said. The accident occurred when a MONUSCO vehicle […]