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Morocco has highlighted the role civil nuclear energy can play in strengthening energy security and meeting climate goals, as global demand for sustainable and low-carbon energy sources grows. This came in the address Head of the Moroccan Government, Aziz Akhannouch delivered Tuesday at the second Global Nuclear Energy Summit in Paris. Akhannouch, who is representing […]
Construction is well underway on what will become Morocco’s longest bridge — a sweeping 1.7-kilometer structure spanning the Sakia El Hamra riverbed in the southern city of Laâyoune. Part of the ambitious Tiznit-Dakhla expressway project and the broader Southern Provinces Development Model, the bridge represents a landmark investment in the region’s infrastructure and connectivity. Project […]
Morocco was the fourth‑largest African trade partner of the United States in 2025, with bilateral goods exchanges reaching $7.5 billion, even as Africa as a whole accounted for less than 1.5% of total US trade. Morocco’s exports to the United States totaled $1.96 billion, consisting mainly of fertilizers, semiconductors, textiles, agricultural products and vehicles, according […]
Morocco has increased its arms imports by 12% between 2016–20 and 2021–25, becoming the top arms importer in Africa, according to new data published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). The North African Kingdom has been engaged in recent years in upgrading its firepower and boosting military capabilities to counter threats to its […]
Morocco and the United Arab Emirates are accelerating a landmark energy and water partnership, with two of the region’s most powerful utility companies — Taqa Morocco and Nareva Holding — announcing a series of major joint ventures that could reshape the Kingdom’s infrastructure landscape. The collaboration, which also involves the ONEE national utility and the […]
Morocco has rapidly transformed its economy into a manufacturing and export-driven powerhouse, particularly in consumer goods, says “African Exponent” news platform specializing in economy, trade and business. According to latest rankings released by “African Exponent”, Morocco takes top position in consumer goods exports in the Continent in 2025/2026. South Africa comes in the 2nd place […]
Morocco has just emerged from one of its most rainfall-intensive winters since records began in 1981, according to the country’s General Directorate of Meteorology (DGM). After seven consecutive years of drought, the 2025-2026 winter season delivered a dramatic and long-awaited reversal of the Kingdom’s hydrological fortunes. The DGM attributed the exceptional conditions to a weakening […]
Paleontologists have identified a massive new species of mosasaur from Morocco’s Late Cretaceous phosphate deposits, shedding fresh light on the remarkable diversity of marine reptiles just before the dinosaurs went extinct. The species, Pluridens imelaki, was described in a study published this week in the journal Diversity. The newly named reptile belonged to Pluridens, a […]
Thanks to its critical minerals and manufacturing growth, Morocco has become crucial to China, the European Union and the United States, says the Washington-based Heritage Foundation. The North African Kingdom controls 70% of the world’s phosphate reserves that are essential to produce fertilizers and lithium phosphate battery chemistries, underlines a research published by the American think-tank. Morocco, the only African nation with […]
The aerial strikes in the Middle East shows no sign of easing, and their economic aftershocks are beginning to weigh heavily on global markets, while in Morocco, fears of a renewed wave of imported inflation are intensifying. The conflict could significantly alter the country’s economic trajectory just as Bank Al‑Maghrib prepares for its first monetary‑policy […]