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Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces and U.S. Africa Command signed on Monday a Headquarters Memorandum of Understanding (HQ MoU) of the Africa Multidomain Training and Experimentation Center to be established in Tan-Tan by 2030. The agreement was signed at AFRICOM Headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany. AMTEC will include a multidomain training area, a drone academy and an […]
Morocco’s Ministry of Economy and Finance has published the 2026 edition of its Gender-Responsive Budget Report (RBG 2026), providing a structured overview of the legal and institutional advances made in favor of gender equality across government ministries. The report is produced in the context of Morocco’s demographically transitional moment, as revealed by the 2024 general […]
Morocco and several European partners are advancing preparations for the future export of green hydrogen and renewable electricity from North Africa to Europe, although key regulatory, commercial and infrastructure hurdles must still be overcome before exports can begin, according to a German government report published this month. The annual report on Germany’s bilateral energy partnerships, […]
Morocco’s population is projected to rise from 36.8 million in 2024 to 43.3 million in 2060, but growth will slow sharply as the country enters a period of near demographic stagnation, according to new projections from the High Commission for Planning (HCP). Under the agency’s central scenario, the population would expand by 17.8% over the […]
Morocco’s Minister of Islamic Affairs Ahmed Toufiq has instructed imams, prayer leaders and muezzins to abstain from political activity ahead of parliamentary elections scheduled for Sept. 23, 2026, according to a ministry circular reported by local media. The directive was sent to staff at the ministry’s central, regional and provincial offices and serves as a […]
Morocco’s central bank and competition regulator said reforms have ended the long-standing dominance of the Centre Monétique Interbancaire (CMI) in the country’s bank-card payment market, opening the sector to new operators and lowering costs for merchants. Morocco has completed the transition from a market where CMI was the sole provider of merchant card-acquiring services to […]
Morocco is taking a new step in modernizing its travel documents. The Council of Government adopted, at its weekly meeting Thursday, a draft decree, amending the 2008 decree governing the biometric passport, opening the way for a new generation of passports designed to enhance document security and align it with the latest standards. Presenting the […]
User experience, innovation and trust dominated discussions at the second panel of the 7th Moroccan Consumer Day, held Thursday in Casablanca, as industry figures examined the levers most likely to accelerate the adoption of electronic payments across Morocco. The gathering brought together representatives of payment institutions, card infrastructure providers, digital players and academia to assess […]
Morocco’s World Cup journey ended with a 2-0 quarter-final defeat to France, but the Atlas Lions departed the United States with their heads held high, having once again carried the hopes of the Moroccan nation and sympathizers from across the world into football’s biggest tournament. For the second consecutive World Cup, Morocco were the last […]
Morocco and the United Kingdom have formalized a significant update to the commercial framework governing their bilateral trade, with the signing of Decision No. 01/2026 of the Association Council on 16 March 2026. The decision amends Protocol 4 of the Association Agreement between the two countries, which covers the definition of originating products and the […]