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Morocco’s state-owned phosphate giant, OCP Group, is set to close 2025 with investments totaling 53 billion dirhams – as part of an already announced 13 billion-dollar investment plan by 2030- driven by major projects including the expansion of fertilizer production capacity, according to a government report attached to the 2026 draft finance bill. Published by […]
Morocco and Gambia have agreed to strengthen their military cooperation through training, exercises, the exchange of visits, experiences & expertise in various fields of mutual interest. The agreement was sealed during the visit minister of Defence of Gambia Baboucarr Ousmaila Joof is paying to Morocco with a high-level delegation. A Joint Military Commission will be […]
A delegation of diplomats from U.S. embassy in Rabat arrived in Dakhla to prepare the opening of an American consulate, confirming the recognition of the United States of Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Saharan territory. The American delegation, which also includes diplomats from U.S. Consulate in Casablanca, held a series of meetings with Ali […]
The Republic of Paraguay, which recognizes Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara, has decided to open soon a Consulate in the Moroccan Saharan territory. The decision was announced by FM of this South America country Rubén Ramírez Lezcano during a meeting held Wednesday in Rabat with Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. Paraguay’s top diplomat has also reaffirmed […]
Morocco’s phosphate giant OCP Group achieved exceptional financial performance in 2024, recording revenue of 96.99 billion dirhams and net profits surging 46% to 20.9 billion dirhams, marking the company’s second-best year in history while accelerating its green transformation initiatives. The state-owned company, which controls over 70% of global phosphate rock reserves and holds 31% market […]
The 12th annual meeting of the Morocco-European Union Joint Parliamentary Committee opened Wednesday in Rabat, under the co-chairmanship of Moroccan MP Lahcen Haddad and MEP Ruggero Razza, to discuss cooperation ties between the EU and its Southern partners for a more stable, prosperous, and interconnected region. Speaking on the occasion, Haddad said the meeting takes […]
Algeria’s shaky regime grips Tunisia like a lifeline, preferring a compliant neighbour to a competitive one; it now treats the country as a de facto wilaya and backs Kaïs Saïed’s tenure to keep Tunis under its influence, says the NY-based Geopolitics magazine. Algeria is locked in an archaic rent-seeking system nurtured by anti-Moroccan nationalism. It […]
Morocco recorded a dramatic 63% increase in foreign direct investment during the first quarter of 2025, signaling robust investor confidence in the kingdom’s industrial transformation and strategic positioning as a nearshoring hub for European markets. According to Investment Minister Karim Zidan, Morocco attracted over 9.15 billion dirhams ($992 million) in net FDI flows by March […]
British Development minister Jenny Chapman has reiterated her country’s support for the Autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty, describing the plan as “the right pragmatic way forward.” During a debate held Monday at the House of Lords on the Sahara conflict, Baroness Chapman of Darlington said : “given the length […]
Morocco’s fruit and vegetable exporters have condemned what they describe as a “disinformation campaign” in European media questioning the safety of Moroccan tomatoes, saying the allegations lack scientific basis and amount to unfair trade practices. The latest reports form part of a pattern of attempts to discredit Moroccan produce, particularly tomatoes, which have become a […]