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African tech venture funding rebounded sharply in 2025 after nearly two years of slowdown, with startups raising $4.1 billion, their best performance since 2022. The findings, published in Partech’s Africa Tech Venture Capital Report 2025, highlight a renewed investor appetite despite persistent global financial constraints. But the recovery reflects more than a cyclical upswing, marking […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, expressed, on Thursday in Brussels, confidence in the positive and promising prospects of the partnership between Morocco and the European Union. “I am convinced that this meeting will be fruitful and will open up positive prospects for both parties,” Bourita told the press shortly before the start of […]
The proceedings of the 5th session of the Morocco-France Parliamentary Forum opened on Thursday in Rabat, with the participation of officials and members of the parliaments of both countries. This session is chaired, on the Moroccan side, by the Speakers of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors, Rachid Talbi Alami and Mohamed […]
Morocco and the European Union holds this Thursday in Brussels the 15th meeting of their Association Council to look into ways of strengthening further dialogue and strategic partnership. The meeting will be co-chaired by EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita. EU Commissioner for the Mediterranean Dubravka Šuica as well […]
The disciplinary decisions issued by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) following the dramatic incidents that marred the CAN 2025 final in Morocco were expected to bring closure to one of the competition’s darkest episodes. However, they have ignited a fresh wave of controversy, with many observers denouncing what they view as an imbalance in […]
The United States and the African Union Commission have agreed to establish a Strategic Infrastructure and Investment Working Group (SIWG), to advance U.S.-Africa economic partnerships that create jobs, prosperity, and economic security both in America and across Africa. The announcement was made by the U.S. State Department in a press release issued Wednesday following the […]
In a demanding international context, Renault Group Morocco confirms in 2025 its role as the leader of the national automotive sector and strengthens the Kingdom’s strategic position within the Group’s global footprint. Morocco now ranks as the Group’s second country in terms of production volume and the eighth global market in terms of sales volume, […]
A partial collapse of a gold mine in southern Sudan has killed 13 miners and injured six others, according to the state-run Sudanese Mineral Resources Company (SMRC) in a statement issued on Wednesday. The incident occurred last Friday in five abandoned shafts at the Umm Fakroun mine in South Kordofan state. SMRC said the shafts […]
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has called for renewed dialogue between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear programme, warning that further escalation could destabilize the Middle East. He made the appeal during separate phone calls on Wednesday, January 28, with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Omani […]
Airtificial Group, a leader in innovative design and manufacturing solutions for the automotive sector, has announced the signing of new international contracts, including key projects in Morocco within the frame of its geographical diversification and international expansion strategy. For a well-known car manufacturer in Morocco, Airtificial will develop new technology for advanced steering and transmission […]