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Business Diplomacy 30/05/2023

How Morocco joined Spain and Portugal for 2030 World Cup bid

President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation Fouzi Lekjaa receives the president of the International Football Federation (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe, upon their arrival at the Sale airport, ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup draw, on 13 January 2023. © Fadel Senna/AFP

Diplomacy 30/05/2023

Western Sahara question looms large over Morocco-Tanzania relations

Having long backed the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Tanzania has in recent months been courted on multiple fronts by Morocco. Algeria, meanwhile, is not sitting on its hands.

Politics Business 29/05/2023

Cannabis regulatory body keeps legal hemp sector waiting

A tender for the elaboration of a strategy for the development of legal cannabis in Morocco has been cancelled. The kingdom's cannabis regulatory body blamed procedural issues but gave no further details on the U-turn.

Commodity traders 26/05/2023

OCP poised to deliver fertilisers to Burundi

Bujumbura has turned to Morocco's OCP, which has been expanding rapidly on the continent of late. If it goes ahead, the deal will consolidate Rabat's 'phosphate diplomacy'.

Mining Commodity traders 25/05/2023

Managem aims to be key battery metals player via partnerships with Glencore and Renault

The Moroccan group is to start producing recycled cobalt in July at its plant near Marrakesh in partnership with Swiss trading giant Glencore. It is also finalising studies into the production of cobalt sulphate for use by Renault in the manufacture of its electric batteries.

Business 19/05/2023

OCP plans more fertiliser plants in West Africa

After opening its first fertiliser plant in Nigeria last October, phosphate giant OCP, 95% owned by the Moroccan state, is keen to repeat that success elsewhere in West Africa. It is prospecting in Togo and Senegal.

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Business 18/05/2023

Bugshan clan gears up to import Lamborghinis

Already importers of Hyundais and Aston Martins, the powerful Saudi family will soon be adding the Italian sports car to its Moroccan catalogue via Bugshan Automotive Group.

Business 17/05/2023

An Israeli delegation is due in Morocco in mid-June to play golf and do business Free

An Israeli business delegation is due to visit Morocco in mid-June. The delegation will be composed of representatives from the world of finance, health, and real estate and will meet with several leading figures in Moroccan business.

Defence 16/05/2023

Rumours of AFRICOM's departure from Stuttgart are unfounded

Following statements from a number of senior US figures, recent weeks have seen repeated talk of the US Africa Command's HQ leaving Germany for somewhere in Africa itself. But AFRICOM is staying in Stuttgart.

Infrastructure 15/05/2023

Samir Goudar, president of Marrakech-Safi region, moves dam project ahead

Three engineering firms have been designated to carry out feasibility studies on six dams in the Marrakech-Safi region. The area has been hit hard with drought and is racing against the clock to build 16 reservoirs.

Mining Business 11/05/2023

Changes to US import taxes reopen market to OCP

The US Department of Commerce has relaxed conditions on Moroccan fertiliser imports, but local phosphate producer The Mosaic Co, the US competitor of the Moroccan market leader OCP, has not had its final say on the matter.

Business Diplomacy 10/05/2023

OCP negotiates partnership with Paris Peace Forum

Though tension between Paris and Rabat is high, massive Moroccan phosphate miner OCP may sponsor the upcoming French event.

Infrastructure 03/05/2023

Brahim Mojahid returns to Tiznit-Laâyoune-Dakhla expressway project

Moroccan construction group Mojazine, led by Brahim Mojahid, former PAM president of the Béni Mellal-Khenifra regional council, has won another contract for the vast Tiznit-Dakhla expressway project.

Infrastructure 02/05/2023

French group Alstom in a pickle in Casablanca

Alstom is still not going to be able to deliver all of its tramway trainsets for lines T3 and T4 in Casablanca, due to the delay in the delivery of the maintenance centre, which has been postponed several times.

Politics 02/05/2023

Where has the new development model gone?

Members of the opposition are asking what the Moroccan government has done with the new development model, with the national pact still not signed.

Business 01/05/2023

Comedian Jamel Debbouze's troubled business ventures in Morocco

The annual comedy event that the French-Moroccan stand-up comic and film actor launched in Marrakech has just been cancelled, the latest in a series of setbacks Debbouze has suffered in his business affairs in Morocco.

Jamel Debbouze during the Cesar Film Awards in Paris, on February 2023.

Mining Business 28/04/2023

Explosives specialist Cadex eyes up Libyan market

Morocco's leading civil explosives company Cadex has its sights set on the Libyan market. No small challenge given the country is under a UN arms embargo, which affects explosives for civilian use too.

Business 26/04/2023

Cash-strapped power & water utility renews vehicle fleet

The Office national de l'électricité et de l'eau potable (ONEE) has just selected the offers of Chaabi LLD and Wafa LLD for its long-term vehicle leasing contract, the subject of a call for tenders that was awarded on 4 April 2023.

Diplomacy 25/04/2023

French Senate trip postponed indefinitely

A delegation from the French Senate was supposed to travel to Rabat at the end of this month, but the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs decided otherwise. This is a clear sign of tension between France and Morocco.

French Senate President Gérard Larcher, 3 November 2022.

Infrastructure Mining 25/04/2023

Tanger Med poised to take over Ashapura's mining ports contracts

The Indian mining company's perceived failure to deliver on its contractual obligations led Conakry to hand over the construction and management of river and maritime port infrastructure to a Moroccan firm.

Politics 24/04/2023

Mohammed VI chief adviser Fouad Ali el-Himma resurfaces

Fouad Ali el-Himma, who was noticeably absent from the many royal activities held in Morocco during the month of Ramadan, is due to return to the fray today.

Business 20/04/2023

Ritz Paris lures manager from Marrakesh's La Mamounia to its board

Pierre Jochem, the general manager of La Mamounia, the legendary Moroccan luxury hotel, is to join the board of the equally iconic Ritz on Paris's Place Vendôme.

A limousine in front of the Ritz, Place Vendôme, Paris.

Diplomacy 20/04/2023

Union for the Mediterranean members jostle for top post

Egyptian diplomat Nasser Kamel's term as secretary-general of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), which he has led since 2018, ends next year. Behind the scenes, negotiations are already underway between member states to appoint his successor.

Business 19/04/2023

Poultry baron Driss Chaouni Benabdallah shores up his position in agriculture

Zalar Holding poultry firm boss Driss Chaouni Benabdallah is extending his agricultural activities via his holding company CB Fruit Group. Since 2017, he's been involved in arboriculture and avocados along with businessman Ali Berbich.

Business 18/04/2023

A €1m award for incubators

Imad Barrakad, boss of Société Marocaine d'Ingénierie Touristique, has awarded several contracts to incubators for phase two of the Moroccan government's Forsa support programme for young entrepreneurs.

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OCP poised to deliver fertilisers to Burundi

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OCP plans more fertiliser plants in West Africa

Bugshan clan gears up to import Lamborghinis

An Israeli delegation is due in Morocco in mid-June to play golf and do business Free

Rumours of AFRICOM's departure from Stuttgart are unfounded

Samir Goudar, president of Marrakech-Safi region, moves dam project ahead

Changes to US import taxes reopen market to OCP

OCP negotiates partnership with Paris Peace Forum

Brahim Mojahid returns to Tiznit-Laâyoune-Dakhla expressway project

French group Alstom in a pickle in Casablanca

Where has the new development model gone?

Comedian Jamel Debbouze's troubled business ventures in Morocco

Explosives specialist Cadex eyes up Libyan market

Cash-strapped power & water utility renews vehicle fleet

French Senate trip postponed indefinitely

Tanger Med poised to take over Ashapura's mining ports contracts

Mohammed VI chief adviser Fouad Ali el-Himma resurfaces

Ritz Paris lures manager from Marrakesh's La Mamounia to its board

Union for the Mediterranean members jostle for top post

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OCP plans more fertiliser plants in West Africa

Bugshan clan gears up to import Lamborghinis

An Israeli delegation is due in Morocco in mid-June to play golf and do business Free

Rumours of AFRICOM's departure from Stuttgart are unfounded

Samir Goudar, president of Marrakech-Safi region, moves dam project ahead

Changes to US import taxes reopen market to OCP

OCP negotiates partnership with Paris Peace Forum

Brahim Mojahid returns to Tiznit-Laâyoune-Dakhla expressway project

French group Alstom in a pickle in Casablanca

Where has the new development model gone?

Comedian Jamel Debbouze's troubled business ventures in Morocco

Explosives specialist Cadex eyes up Libyan market

Cash-strapped power & water utility renews vehicle fleet

French Senate trip postponed indefinitely

Tanger Med poised to take over Ashapura's mining ports contracts

Mohammed VI chief adviser Fouad Ali el-Himma resurfaces

Ritz Paris lures manager from Marrakesh's La Mamounia to its board

Union for the Mediterranean members jostle for top post

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