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JSW Steel Italy Piombino (Italy), Saarstahl Rails SAS (Germany), Jindal Steel (India), and China Railway Material Group are competing for a contract to supply tracks for the Kenitra–Marrakech high-speed rail line and conventional line upgrades, according to local press reports. Last year, Morocco’s King Mohammed VI launched a $10 billion rail expansion plan, including the […]
A vocational training institute in Rabat is set for a major upgrade under a new 19.03 million dirham project designed to help young people learn technical skills and find jobs in Morocco and Germany. The project is led by the Chamber of Crafts of the Rabat-Sale-Kenitra region with support from the German-backed Invest for Employment […]
Morocco is moving forward on electricity interconnection projects with Spain, Portugal and France, while holding firm on terms in separate talks with Sila Atlantik which advocates a $30 billion subsea cable to export renewable energy to Germany. The Sila Atlantik project, a proposed 4,800-kilometer subsea cable that would carry up to 15 gigawatts of Moroccan […]
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune concluded a two-day state visit to Germany this week, empty handed as usual, save a series of declarations of intent. At a joint press conference with Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Tebboune was questioned about the deteriorating human rights in Algeria, specifically the case of French journalist Christophe Gleizes, jailed on bogus charges. […]
Libya and Germany held a meeting in Tripoli on Sunday to discuss means of strengthening investment cooperation and expanding economic relations between the two countries. The meeting, held on the eve of the fifth edition of the Libyan-German Forum scheduled for May 19–20 in Tripoli, gathered Minister of Economy and Trade Suhail Abu Shiha and […]
Germany has reaffirmed its steadfast support for the Autonomy plan in the Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty, saying the plan endorsed by UN Security Council Resolution 2797 offers a “serious and credible basis” for reaching a lasting solution to this five-decade long regional dispute. The supportive position of the German Federal government of the Moroccan Sahara […]
The Ministry of Health under the Government of National Unity in Libya has signed two cooperation agreements with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), aimed at strengthening healthcare delivery and improving the national health system. The agreements were formalized during a signing ceremony in which the Ministry’s Undersecretary for Hospital Affairs underscored the importance […]
Morocco has emerged as the fastest-growing supplier of tomatoes to the German market over the past two decades, multiplying its export volumes nearly fivefold, UN data showed. Moroccan shipments to Germany jumped from 12,710 tons in 2005 to 74,890 tons in 2024, an exceptional 489% increase that outpaces every other major supplier. This rapid expansion […]
Morocco and Germany officially launched the “Sabeinya” commemoration campaign Thursday in Rabat, celebrating 70 years of diplomatic relations through a year-long program mobilizing economic and cultural actors to transform historical partnership into future opportunities. German Ambassador Robert Dölger characterized the celebration as a milestone symbolizing unshakable confidence and renewed commitment to shared prosperity. Relations between […]
A high-level delegation of German business leaders recently visited Dakhla to assess economic potential in Morocco’s southern provinces. The mission, organized by the German Federal Association for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (BVMW) with support from Morocco’s Ministry of Investment, marked the first initiative of its kind in Moroccan Sahara. The delegation toured Dakhla’s port facilities […]