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Tesla will enter the Moroccan market on February 6 with a launch event at Casablanca’s AnfaPlace Mall, where it will showcase the Model 3 and Model Y, Electrek reported. The event marks the automaker’s first official expansion into North Africa. Tesla’s Morocco website is now live. Morocco’s car sales hit 179,013 units in 2024, up […]
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has agreed to support Morocco’s action climate plan with a $200 million funding to help the Kingdom implement the updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0). This third generation of climate action plans under the Paris Agreement targets 2035 by raising significantly ambition to align with the 1.5°C goal, covering sectors […]
The global green hydrogen market confronts a fundamental obstacle that threatens to derail its anticipated growth trajectory. A recent policy analysis by Gi2 identifies what researchers Badr Ikken and Zineb Moulane call an “industrial paradox”—producers stand ready to invest, yet potential buyers refuse to commit without clear visibility on volumes, pricing, and technical standards. This […]
OCP Maintenance Solutions, a subsidiary of the OCP Group specializing in industrial maintenance solutions, has opened its first subsidiary in Saudi Arabia, part of its international expansion strategy. The new office, based in Riyadh, offers its advanced know-how and smart solutions to Saudi corporations to empower industries to eliminate unplanned downtime, unlock the full potential […]
Morocco and France signed on Monday in Rabat an action plan for judicial cooperation, one of the pillars of the strategic and multidimensional partnership set between the two countries. The 2026-2028 plan was inked by Moroccan minister of Justice Abdelatif Ouahbi and French peer Gérald Darmanin. It enables the two countries to establish structured cooperation, […]
Morocco’s integration into the EU’s new mechanism for monitoring humanitarian assistance to the Tindouf camps marks a major policy shift, giving Rabat a formal role in scrutinizing the use of European funds and food aid. The EU–Morocco arrangement, published on January 28, establishes a regular control mechanism jointly managed with Rabat to ensure that aid reaches […]
Morocco is entering a new phase in its drive to build a sovereign defense industry, according to L’Espace marocain, the scientific magazine of the Royal Air Force. Over the past two decades, the Kingdom has strengthened its presence in global civil aviation and is now accelerating a strategic shift toward defense manufacturing, supported by new […]
The European Union has taken a clearer and more assertive stance on the Sahara issue, endorsing Morocco’s autonomy plan as a credible basis for resolving the long-standing dispute. The shift was formalized at the fifteenth EU–Morocco Association Council held in Brussels, where the 27 EU member states endorsed a joint communiqué with Rabat. According to […]
Since taking the helm of the French-Algerian association in December 2025, Ségolène Royal has multiplied public gestures meant to relaunch dialogue between Paris and Algiers. But her recent visit to the Algerian capital, marked by warm praise for President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and pointed critiques of France, has triggered a wave of controversy, with several observers […]
The Sudanese army is close to ending the prolonged siege of Kadugli, the capital of South Kordofan State, after regaining strategic positions on Sunday, according to military sources. The city has been under blockade by a coalition of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North (SPLM-N) led by Abdelaziz al-Hilu since […]