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Brand Africa, partnering with Integrate Consulting—a Kantar affiliate—unveiled Morocco’s 2025 most admired brands rankings during a Casablanca ceremony gathering industry leaders, communications professionals, and major marketing sector players. The 15th edition of the pan-African Brand Africa 100 ranking celebrates brands inspiring trust, pride and reflecting increasingly conscious, demanding and engaged Moroccan consumer aspirations. Since 2011, […]
The Atlantic Sahara is called upon to become a strategic corridor of connectivity and opening-up between two continents, Africa and Europe thanks to the major energy projects launched under the impetus of King Mohammed VI. The remarks were made by Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, Leila Benali, in Dakhla on Friday, in a […]
Morocco’s under-17 national team booked a place in the Round of 16 at the FIFA U-17 World Cup unfolding in Qatar after defeating on Friday the United States in a penalty shootout, following a 1-1 draw in regular time. The U.S. took the lead in the 21st minute when Moroccan defender Ilyas Hidaoui inadvertently scored […]
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will open the third phase of ticket sales for TotalEnergies AFCON 2025 this Saturday, November 15, providing a further opportunity to secure the seats for the continent’s most prestigious event, CAF announced on its website. Supporters will have another chance to be part of Africa’s greatest football celebration, which […]
Morocco exported 1,200 tons of lemons to the UK between November 2024 and August 2025. This volume exceeds Morocco’s overall lemon exports to the UK over the past decade, says East Fruit news platform. The United Kingdom has become among Morocco’s most important fruit export destinations, ranking just behind Spain and France in recent years. […]
Chinese ambassador to Morocco YU Jinsong has conferred lately in Rabat with MINURSO Chief Alexander Ivanko and reaffirmed her country‘s full support for the UN Mission. The meeting was announced by the Chinese Embassy on its X account. It comes after the historic resolution 2797 adopted by the UN Security Council endorsing Morocco’s autonomy plan […]
Dutch low-cost airline company Transavia has launched a new route between Amsterdam and Rabat, marking another milestone in the airline’s steady growth across North Africa. The new service responds to growing demand for travel between the Netherlands and Morocco, especially for leisure and family travelers as well as business passengers. The Dutch airline company says […]
South Sudan has confirmed it requested $2.5 billion in oil-backed loans from two international firms, exceeding the country’s annual budget of less than $2 billion. The Petroleum ministry said on Thursday that the requests, sent in late October, were preliminary and intended solely for official Government purposes. The loans comprise $1 billion from ONGC Nile […]
UN Secretary-general has voiced profound alarm over emerging reports of mass atrocities and severe human rights violations in Sudan’s El-Fasher, as well as over intensifying violence across the Kordofan region. Antonio Guterres urged, in a statement on his X account, an immediate halt to the fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support […]
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is set to expand its transatlantic network with two new direct routes from Casablanca to Boston and Los Angeles starting May 2026, Moroccan media reported. This strategic move strengthens the Moroccan carrier’s footprint in North America and reinforces its ambition to become a leading connector between Africa and the United States. […]