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Morocco’s banking sector enters an AI-defined growth phase from a position of strength, according to the third edition of Boston Consulting Group’s Future of Finance 2026 report, which analyses the performance of nearly 1,500 financial institutions, including major African markets. In 2025, Moroccan banks recorded approximately 8 percent growth in their consolidated balance sheets, while […]
On the sidelines of the United Nations Open Source Week, held at UN Headquarters in New York, Morocco’s minister of Digital Transition and Administration Reform, Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, held a series of high-level bilateral meetings with senior United Nations officials. The discussions served to strengthen the Kingdom’s strategic partnerships in the fields of digital […]
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is accelerating its digital transformation strategy, with artificial intelligence now occupying a central role across the national carrier’s operations, customer services and cybersecurity architecture. What began as a series of pilot projects and exploratory experiments has matured into a structured, cross-functional deployment of AI capabilities, positioning the airline as a technology […]
Generative AI was behind more than a third of new biometric fraud cases in Africa last year, according to a new report by Smile ID, the continent’s leading provider of identity verification solutions, warning that the surge in deepfakes threatens the data of millions of consumers whose details are held on insecure systems. The 2025 […]
As the volume of trade between Africa and India has multiplied in the past 20 to 30 years and India has become the continent’s third largest trading partner after China and the EU, analysts say that the African Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) offers significant opportunities for New Delhi to help the continent realize its vision […]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can accelerate energy access in Africa, which is critical to reduce poverty, enhance productivity, and build resilience against climate change on the continent, says a recent report published by the London School of Economics (LSE). AI has the potential to significantly transform energy access in Africa by improving equitable energy access, fostering […]
U.S.-based tech startup company Iozera has announced plans to set up a 386MW Data Center and artificial intelligence hub in the northern Moroccan city of Tetouan. The $500 million project will operate with renewable energies thanks to Morocco’s leadership in the sector. Iozera says it is designed to democratize access to advanced AI computing resources, […]
Amid intense competition with the United States to dominate Artificial Intelligence (AI), China has recently hosted a forum attended by a number of African countries designed to deepen a collaboration in the field of AI governance. Hosted by Cyberspace Administration of China, the country’s internet watchdog, the China-Africa Internet Development and Cooperation Forum urged Beijing […]
With the first summit on global Artificial Intelligence (AI) regulation due in the autumn, experts and stakeholders call for African voices to be represented in forming the new rules – digital inequalities must not be exacerbated by Artificial Intelligence. The United Kingdom will host a global summit on safety in artificial intelligence in the autumn, […]
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has commended Morocco’s commitment to promoting human rights and strengthening peace, security and stability in the world, hailing the longstanding and strong friendship ties existing between Morocco and the United States and between the royal family and the Clintons. The 42nd President of the United States made the remarks Tuesday […]