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Morocco is moving forward with a major modernization of its Royal Air Force (FRA), with plans to acquire Embraer’s KC-390 Millennium aircraft, according to defense outlet Military Africa. The procurement is part of a broader strategy to gradually replace the FRA’s aging fleet of 14 C-130H Hercules transport aircraft and KC-130H aerial refueling tankers. If […]
Professor Hassan Ammor from Mohammed V University’s Mohammedia School of Engineers has secured the silver medal at the Silicon Valley International Invention Festival 2025, marking a historic achievement as the first such recognition for Morocco, Africa, and the Arab world in this prestigious competition. The award, presented during the August 8-10 event in Santa Clara, […]
France has formally suspended a bilateral agreement with Algeria that had allowed holders of diplomatic and service passports to enter French territory without a visa. The decision was published in the official bulletin on August 19, marking the definitive end of a 12-year-old diplomatic privilege and signals a new phase of hardened relations between Paris […]
Morocco’s National Railway Office (ONCF) has secured a $225 million loan from German development bank KfW to modernize Casablanca region railway network. The German funding follows a $350 million loan approved by the World Bank in June, both supporting the “Service Intra-métropolitain Rapproché” (SIR) program. The SIR seeks to establish an electrified passenger rail service, […]
IBA Group, a multinational software service provider and Berexia payment, a leading technology services company, have joined efforts to launch SoftPOS solution in Morocco in cooperation with Al Barid Bank and Royal Air Maroc (RAM). SoftPOS, or Software Point of Sale, is a software-based solution that turns any NFC-enabled smartphone or tablet into a secure […]
Jacob Zuma, former South African president and current leader of the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party, has intensified his support for Morocco’s territorial sovereignty over the Sahara during a high-profile lecture at Ghana’s University of Professional Studies in Accra, reported the news platform Morocco World News. Speaking this week to an academic audience, Zuma directly challenged […]
The Atlantic Initiative, launched by King Mohammed VI, will reshape the economic and geostrategic landscape of Africa. By providing maritime access to Sahel countries, Morocco is offering a regional and continental model for stability and shared prosperity, said the New African Magazine. The royal Atlantic Sahel project will enhance African economic integration by strengthening cooperation […]
The ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-9) exposed the growing diplomatic isolation of Algeria in its campaign to force the participation of the Polisario Front in international events. Despite not being officially invited, the self-declared SADR representative- using Algerian travel documents like all Polisario separatists- attempted to place a nameplate at the conference […]
A team of scientists from the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), led by Morocco’s Maryame El Moutamid, has discovered a previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus, expanding the planet’s known satellite count to 29. The discovery, made using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), marks a significant milestone in the study of the outer solar […]
The vision and strategic initiatives of King Mohammed VI for the development and integration of the African continent were highlighted at the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9), held in Yokohama, Japan. Speaking at a conference organized on Thursday, Ambassador to Japan andhead of the Moroccan delegation, Mohamed Rachad Bouhlal, presented the […]