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Rabat is hosting Africa’s largest gaming expo, which positions Morocco as a regional leader in the video game industry. The event, which wraps up on July 6, has drawn major international attention, with participation from global gaming companies, investors, and educational institutions. It also featured high-profile guests such as Japanese game design legend Yoshiki Okamoto, […]
German ZF LIFETEC Company, a leader in automotive safety systems, has opened a production site in Tangier Automotive City, specialized in the manufacturing of vehicle steering systems. This state-of-the-art facility, built over 8,000 m2 area located near the Tangier Med industrial platform, marks a significant leap for global passive safety technology. The new plant employs […]
An Algerian appeals court has upheld a five-year prison sentence against renowned French Algerian author Boualem Sansal, intensifying concerns over freedom of expression in the North African country. The ruling also includes a fine of 500,000 Algerian dinars (approximately $3,850). Sansal, 80, was convicted of “undermining national unity” under Article 87 bis of the Algerian […]
The Moroccan Atlantic city of Essaouira will host the 2026 Annual Conference of the Creative Cities Network of the UNESCO, becoming thus the first city in Africa and the Arab world to host the Network’s annual conference. The UNESCO said in a press release that this decision to hold the Annual Conference’s 18th session in […]
Rabat’s twin city Salé is hosting this July 1-2 the first National AI Conference under the theme “An efficient and ethical AI strategy to serve our society.” The two-day conference aims to outline a national strategy for sovereign AI, one that is tailored to the needs of the population and strategic sectors. The first day […]
The 2025 Antiquity Prize, established by the prestigious archaeological journal Antiquity, has been awarded to the study of the Oued Beht site in Morocco. The archaeological fieldwork carried out in Morocco has uncovered a hitherto unknown early farming society from a poorly understood period of north-west African prehistory, revealing for the first time the importance […]
Maroc Telecom and Inwi have finalized the creation of two joint ventures, Uni Fiber and Uni Tower, aimed at accelerating the rollout of fiber-optic and mobile tower infrastructure across Morocco, the companies said on Wednesday. The ventures, approved by Morocco’s telecom regulator ANRT on June 18, will receive a combined investment of 4.4 billion dirhams […]
Morocco has been elected Chair of the 68th session of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) convening in Vienna from June 25 to July 2. Moroccan Prof. Rafiq Akram, Director of the Royal Space for Remote Space Sensing Centre, was picked to Chair the 68th session of COPUOS with unanimous […]
Tesla’s Africa expansion through its new Morocco office opens doorways for its vehicles to sell in more than 50 countries that the North African country has free-trade agreements with, said the “China Global South” news outlet. The U.S. EV giant’s Africa expansion intensifies a battle for dominance in Africa’s emerging electric vehicle market, where Chinese […]
The book “Matières à rêver”, dedicated to the textile, clothing, and leather industries in Morocco, was released last week at the UNESCO Office for the Maghreb in Rabat. This richly illustrated documentary work features 70 original photographs that offer a unique immersion into one of the country’s most dynamic sectors, UNESCO noted in a press […]