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Morocco is the best‑ranked country in the Maghreb for press freedom and currently has no journalists behind bars, according to the 2026 World Press Freedom Index published by media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF). In its annual ranking released in April, RSF improved Morocco’s ranking from 105th out of 180 countries, ahead of Tunisia, Algeria […]
The Société nationale des autoroutes du Maroc (ADM) is preparing to commission a strategic advisory mission to design a comprehensive decarbonation roadmap for its highway network, in a move that aligns Morocco’s largest road infrastructure operator with the country’s national energy transition commitments. The consultancy will cover the full lifecycle of ADM’s energy decarbonation trajectory, […]
Morocco is advancing its economic outreach to Ireland with two structured business forums scheduled for May 6 in Dublin and May 8 in Cork. The forums are organized by the Moroccan Embassy in Ireland in partnership with the Moroccan Agency for Investment and Export Development (AMDIE) and local business partners. The dual-city format is designed […]
King Mohammed VI has been represented at the official inauguration ceremony of the Omar Bongo Ondimba Congress Center in the City of Democracy in Libreville, by Speaker of the House of Councilors Mohamed Ould Errachid. Ould Errachid conveyed to the Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema the fraternal greetings and sincere congratulations of King Mohammed […]
King Mohammed VI, Supreme Commander & Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces, has appointed Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan Coordinator of the Offices and Services of the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces, announced the Royal Office in statement issued Saturday. This appointment perpetuates a Royal tradition as the King […]
Morocco is set to receive a high-level economic mission from Luxembourg from May 4 to 7, led by Lex Delles, the Grand Duchy’s Minister for the Economy, SMEs, Energy, and Tourism. The visit will be accompanied by a delegation of approximately twenty Luxembourgish companies operating in multiple sectors, and marks the fourth such mission since […]
Military cooperation between Morocco and the USA has been reviewed at a meeting held Friday in Agadir between Lieutenant General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces and Commander of the South Zone, and US Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, who is on a working visit to the Kingdom. The meeting, held upon the […]
Greater Manchester, one of the United Kingdom’s leading economic centers, hosted a high-level meeting on Friday to showcase the broad range of investment opportunities Morocco offers to the region’s business community. The meeting featured extensive discussions between the Moroccan delegation and representatives of local companies and business executives from multiple sectors, who expressed strong interest […]
Morocco’s family structure has shifted decisively toward smaller households, with nuclear families now the dominant model, according to findings from a survey published by the High Commission for Planning (HCP). Nuclear families accounted for 73% of Moroccan households in 2025, up from 60.8% in the first edition of the survey in 1995, according to the […]
A detailed data analysis published Wednesday by Medias24 news outlet exposes a structural dimension of Morocco’s labor market that rarely features in public policy debate: the activity rate — the share of the working-age population that is either employed or actively seeking work — has fallen continuously for a quarter century, from 54.5 percent in […]