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Morocco is mobilizing close to 200 billion dirhams (20 billion dollars) in public and private investment to transform its economy, infrastructure, and tourism sector ahead of co-hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup, according to a detailed report by the daily Les Inspirations Éco. The Kingdom is treating the centenary World Cup not merely as a […]
No case of Pilchard herpesvirus (PHV) has been officially reported in Morocco, and nothing currently confirms the pathogen is circulating in Moroccan waters, but sardine die-offs recorded since early August along South Africa’s coast have put the virus back in scientists’ sights, Le Matin daily reports. On August 14, South African authorities confirmed genetic material […]
The mass irregular crossings into Ceuta at the end of July 2026 have been transformed into a domestic political football in Spain. Opposition parties are competing in increasingly confrontational language that critics describe as warmongering, while indulging anti-Moroccan sentiment and reopening centuries-old territorial and historical wounds, often without presenting whatsoever evidence of high-level Moroccan state […]
Morocco has gained the support of another European country for its territorial integrity and sovereignty over its Sahara ahead of the upcoming UN Security Council meeting planned on Sahara by end of October. During his trip paid Friday to Copenhagen, Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita has secured the backing of his Danish peer Lars Løkke […]
African sovereigns raised more than $14 billion on international markets in the first half of 2026, but a large share of these loans went toward budget financing, debt repayments and liability management rather than productive investment, according to the 13th edition of the Africa Sovereign Credit Rating Review. Five countries (Cabo Verde, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria […]
As political pressure mounts in Madrid over the July 30–31 2026 mass crossings into Ceuta, the Spanish border and migration center (CENIF) report continues to circulate without any official reaction from Morocco to the scandalous methodological amateurism that anti-Moroccan circles in Spain have eagerly amplified. The 55-page analysis, prepared for a National Court judge, relies […]
Morocco’s Minister Delegate for Digital Transition and Administration Reform Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni has received in Paris “the African Excellence Prize” for contributions to digital transformation, the modernization of public administration and the development of artificial intelligence. The Africa Next Awards celebrate exceptional African and diaspora figures for their leadership, innovation, and impact on the continent’s […]
Three weeks after France’s ban on unsolicited telephone canvassing took effect, Morocco’s call center sector is still struggling to measure its impact, though early signs are already visible in Casablanca, where some companies have taken down their signage and a Technopark call center has closed, leaving 50 employees without jobs, Le360 reports. Ayoub Saoud, secretary […]
A consortium led by renewable energy consultancy OWC has been chosen by the European Investment Bank (EIB) to provide a comprehensive feasibility study for the development of Morocco’s first offshore windfarm. The offshore wind project in question is endorsed by the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable Energy (MASEN) and will be assessed with a particular focus […]
A delegation of farmers from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Ohio as well as US agriculture industry leaders have visited Morocco to strengthen agricultural trade, logistics and market opportunities between America, Africa and Europe. The multi-state delegation, led by the USIP Alliance, also included U.S. officials from state agriculture departments and the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway […]