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Construction group Delta Holding lands Rif highway contract

The Fahim family, owners of the Delta Holding group and its subsidiary Grands Chantiers Routiers, is set to be involved in the major road project along the Mediterranean coast.

Subscribers only Business 03.09.2024

Aziz Akhannouch off to Beijing to talk future business

Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch will head to Beijing for the China-Africa summit on 4 to 6 September.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.09.2024

Rabat prepares grand return of Marrakech Air Show

The trade show is expecting an increased presence of military equipment exhibitors from Western Europe and North America for its first edition since 2018.

Subscribers only Defence 30.08.2024

From Kigali to Santo Domingo, Western Sahara serves as compass for Rabat's representation at investiture ceremonies

Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita in Berlin on 28 June 2024. © Thomas Trutschel/Photothek Media Lab/DPA Picture-Alliance via AFP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.08.2024

Mohamed Ould Ghazouani and Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace on 29 May 2024.© Xose Bouzas/Hans Lucas/Reuters

Nouakchott surprised by Paris's Western Sahara policy change

The French government announced its change of position on the disputed Western Sahara without giving prior notice to Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.08.2024

A Maroc Telecom Store in Casablanca.© Serge Attal/Only France via AFP

Moov Africa comes to Maroc Telecom's rescue

With its revenues falling in the kingdom, the national telecom operator has had to look elsewhere on the continent to boost growth, with encouraging results so far this year.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 22.08.2024

India-US trade chair's vision of a Moroccan pharmaceutical hub

The Indian American International Chamber of Commerce chair KV Kumar recently paid a visit to Morocco to scout out for fresh business opportunities.

Subscribers only Business 20.08.2024

Paris shifts its position on Western Sahara

France's U-turn on Western Sahara was personally supported by Mohammed VI and Emmanuel Macron, while the role of French diplomats and the king's foreign affairs adviser in the talks was decisive.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.08.2024

Morocco's King Mohammed VI attending a ceremony of allegiance to mark the 25th anniversary of his enthronement at the Tetouan palace on 30 July 2024.

Kenitra-Marrakech high-speed rail line: Egis Rail's Franco-Moroccan trio win contract

France's Egis Rail has won the tender for the project to extend the Kenitra-Marrakech high-speed rail line.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 01.08.2024

Spotlight
Washington comes to terms with prospect of Chinese gigafactories

The Americans, faced with Beijing's aggressive industrial strategy in Morocco in the electric vehicle sector, are trying to set up a mining partnership with the kingdom.

Subscribers only Mining, Diplomacy 01.08.2024

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Rabat, Morocco, on 29 March 2022.

Rabat mulls Moscow alliance to meet grain needs

After Morocco's dire wheat harvest last season, the country is looking to boost its grain trade with the Russians. For the first time, this year Russia became one of the kingdom's top three wheat suppliers, a trend likely to continue in the coming years.

Subscribers only Commodity Traders, Politics 01.08.2024

Regional leaders expected at Mohamed Ould Ghazouani's inauguration

The Mauritanian president's re-election will be celebrated with great pomp on 1 August, with the Moroccan prime minister and around ten African heads of state in attendance. The swearing in takes place against a backdrop of calls for protests against the election result and a retaliatory 22-day-long Internet blackout.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 31.07.2024

President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani waves to supporters in Nouakchott on 1 July 2024.

Despite being in prison, Abdenbi Bioui wins million-dollar road contract

Despite being found guilty and in prison for drug trafficking, the former MP Abdenbi Bioui has won a tender worth several million dollars in the North-East of the country.

Subscribers only Business 30.07.2024

Moroccan parliament strengthens digital security

Moroccan parliament speaker Rachid Talbi Alami in July launched a call for tenders to buy firewalls to protect the lower house from hackers, and in particular from foreign interference.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 29.07.2024

Canadian and Moroccan business leaders join forces to put free trade deal back on table

The Moroccan business federation CGEM is preparing to send a business delegation to Canada in September, at a time of unprecedented bilateral developments between the two countries' business sectors.

Subscribers only Business 24.07.2024

Kylian Mbappé's PR guru sets up in Morocco

Patricia Goldman, who counts Renault, Air France and Huawei among her clients, will be assisted by a Casablanca-based agency in her bid to grow her business in Morocco and across Africa.

Subscribers only Business 23.07.2024

Moroccan duo Somagec-SGTM pips Bouygues to Tanger Med port contract

The project is expected to cost close to half a billion euros.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 19.07.2024

Mohammed VI moves into lucrative avocado business

With global demand exploding, the competition is getting tougher for Morocco's veteran avocado exporters. They will soon have to compete with the royal family.

Subscribers only Business 18.07.2024

World Cup 2030: Moroccan officials invited to US

The US ambassador in Rabat, Puneet Talwar, recently reached out to the teams of Fouzi Lekjaa, president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), and Mouad Hajji, the FRMF's general coordinator, in a bid to share experiences.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Diplomacy 16.07.2024

Rabat moves to speed up exploration by foreign mining firms in Western Sahara

The head of Morocco's national oil company ONHYM, Amina Benkhadra, wants to encourage joint ventures with mining juniors in the disputed territory of Western Sahara. Several Canadian groups have shown an interest.

Subscribers only Mining 15.07.2024

Amina Benkhadra, head of Morocco's Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines, in Rabat, Morocco, on 15 September 2022.

Somagec-SGTM firm favourite for Tanger Med roll-on/roll-off terminal extension

The Moroccan consortium is expected to win the tender call, even though rival bidder Bouygues appears to have more technical expertise. The winner should be announced over the next few days.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 11.07.2024

General view of Tanger Med on 6 June 2024.

French Egis-Systra duo still in running for Kenitra-Marrakech high-speed rail line

French Egis teamed up with compatriot Systra and Moroccan Novec in the race against Spanish engineering giant Ineco to win the project management contract for the high-speed rail line connecting Kenitra and Marrakech.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 08.07.2024

Belgian electrolysis leader John Cockerill keen to develop hydrogen sector

Following its stalled project with Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch's company Maghreb Oxygène, the firm is still keen to be involved in the industrialisation of Morocco's green hydrogen sector.

Subscribers only Energy 05.07.2024

Britain's Chariot group ready to start exploring again with new well

After allying with London-listed junior Energean to boost its exploration capacity, Chariot Oil & Gas is counting on a new well to boost its Anchois gas project off the northwestern Moroccan city of Larache.

Subscribers only Energy 03.07.2024

SRG defies Ottawa and moves to Abu Dhabi to keep Chinese gigafactory partner

After Canada tried to veto its Chinese industrial partner C-One in an anode plant in Morocco from becoming a shareholder, Benoît La Salle's industrial and mining group has decamped to Abu Dhabi in a bid to win over Middle Eastern sovereign funds.

Free access Mining 03.07.2024

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Morocco

Construction group Delta Holding lands Rif highway contract

Aziz Akhannouch off to Beijing to talk future business

Rabat prepares grand return of Marrakech Air Show

From Kigali to Santo Domingo, Western Sahara serves as compass for Rabat's representation at investiture ceremonies

Nouakchott surprised by Paris's Western Sahara policy change

Moov Africa comes to Maroc Telecom's rescue

India-US trade chair's vision of a Moroccan pharmaceutical hub

Paris shifts its position on Western Sahara

Kenitra-Marrakech high-speed rail line: Egis Rail's Franco-Moroccan trio win contract

Spotlight
Washington comes to terms with prospect of Chinese gigafactories

Rabat mulls Moscow alliance to meet grain needs

Regional leaders expected at Mohamed Ould Ghazouani's inauguration

Despite being in prison, Abdenbi Bioui wins million-dollar road contract

Moroccan parliament strengthens digital security

Canadian and Moroccan business leaders join forces to put free trade deal back on table

Kylian Mbappé's PR guru sets up in Morocco

Moroccan duo Somagec-SGTM pips Bouygues to Tanger Med port contract

Mohammed VI moves into lucrative avocado business

World Cup 2030: Moroccan officials invited to US

Rabat moves to speed up exploration by foreign mining firms in Western Sahara

Somagec-SGTM firm favourite for Tanger Med roll-on/roll-off terminal extension

French Egis-Systra duo still in running for Kenitra-Marrakech high-speed rail line

Belgian electrolysis leader John Cockerill keen to develop hydrogen sector

Britain's Chariot group ready to start exploring again with new well

SRG defies Ottawa and moves to Abu Dhabi to keep Chinese gigafactory partner

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Morocco

Construction group Delta Holding lands Rif highway contract

Aziz Akhannouch off to Beijing to talk future business

Rabat prepares grand return of Marrakech Air Show

From Kigali to Santo Domingo, Western Sahara serves as compass for Rabat's representation at investiture ceremonies

Nouakchott surprised by Paris's Western Sahara policy change

Moov Africa comes to Maroc Telecom's rescue

India-US trade chair's vision of a Moroccan pharmaceutical hub

Paris shifts its position on Western Sahara

Kenitra-Marrakech high-speed rail line: Egis Rail's Franco-Moroccan trio win contract

Spotlight Washington comes to terms with prospect of Chinese gigafactories

Rabat mulls Moscow alliance to meet grain needs

Regional leaders expected at Mohamed Ould Ghazouani's inauguration

Despite being in prison, Abdenbi Bioui wins million-dollar road contract

Moroccan parliament strengthens digital security

Canadian and Moroccan business leaders join forces to put free trade deal back on table

Kylian Mbappé's PR guru sets up in Morocco

Moroccan duo Somagec-SGTM pips Bouygues to Tanger Med port contract

Mohammed VI moves into lucrative avocado business

World Cup 2030: Moroccan officials invited to US

Rabat moves to speed up exploration by foreign mining firms in Western Sahara

Somagec-SGTM firm favourite for Tanger Med roll-on/roll-off terminal extension

French Egis-Systra duo still in running for Kenitra-Marrakech high-speed rail line

Belgian electrolysis leader John Cockerill keen to develop hydrogen sector

Britain's Chariot group ready to start exploring again with new well

SRG defies Ottawa and moves to Abu Dhabi to keep Chinese gigafactory partner

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