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Morocco

Alami Lazraq back in real estate game with Al Maaden Collection

After several hard years, real estate group Alliances Développement Immobilier created a subsidiary to tackle a new part of the market.

Subscribers only Business 10.07.2023

Institut Choiseul gives Benin pride of place at Casablanca forum

The French think tank has opted for the second year running to hold its annual business forum in Morocco.

Subscribers only Business 06.07.2023

French consulates in Tunisia and Morocco swamped by visa applications

Representatives of French citizens living abroad have complained to the French foreign ministry about major delays in dealing with visa applications. Karim Ben Cheikh, who represents left-wing alliance NUPES at the French National Assembly, has attacked the government over its visa policy.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.06.2023

PwC and RTE International shortlisted for ONEE contract

MOROCCO | Auditing giant PwC and its partner RTE International have been shortlisted for a contract offered by state power firm ONEE.

Subscribers only Business 28.06.2023

Danone boss pays low-key visit to Rabat

Earlier this month Danone CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique made a rare trip to Morocco, where the French food giant's subsidiary is trying to get back on track.

Subscribers only Business 26.06.2023

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UM6P Paris cultivates soft power goals

The Parisian branch of Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique that opened its doors just shy of a year ago has a new director with instructions to come up with a roadmap to hone its objectives. The parent institute in Morocco is largely funded by the Office Chérifien des Phosphates.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 23.06.2023

World Bank looks again at its financial support for second phase of Noor Midelt solar plant

The launch of the Noor Midelt solar energy plant, which was due to take place in 2024, is running late and financing for the second phase of the project has not yet been finalised.

Subscribers only Energy 21.06.2023

Rabat edges closer to the creation of a debt recovery market

Morocco's plans for the creation of a market for unpaid debts are starting to materialise as the country struggles with its economic difficulties.

Subscribers only Finance 20.06.2023

Parties fight for control of Moroccan youth council

Morocco's political parties are wrestling to secure positions for their members on the country's yet-to-launch youth council. The council is intended to give young people a voice in government.

Subscribers only Politics 14.06.2023

Confederation of African Football rejects Sahrawi membership move

The Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic had been hoping to join the Confederation of African Football, thanks to an Algerian initiative in its favour. The Algerian proposal was discreetly set aside, however.

Subscribers only Politics 12.06.2023

Tensions emerge during international economic mission

A visit in early June by some fifteen MPs affiliated to the parliamentary network of the World Bank and the IMF laid bare certain rivalries between Morocco's elected representatives.

Subscribers only Politics, Diplomacy 09.06.2023

Top French military college gears up for annual Africa forum

The Paris-based Institut des Hautes Etudes de Défense Nationale (IHEDN) will hold the 23rd Forum de l'IHEDN sur le Continent Africain (FICA) from 26 June to 1 July.

Subscribers only Defence 09.06.2023

Why Moroccan phone operators are not rushing to launch 5G

Promised for 2022, 5G is not yet offered by any of the country's three major telephone operators, Maroc Télécom, Orange and Inwi. We look at the reasons behind this.

Subscribers only Business 07.06.2023

Interior minister thwarts justice reforms

In early May, the cabinet decided to suspend discussions on justice minister Ouahbi's new legal bill, apparently in the face of opposition from interior minister Laftit.

Subscribers only Politics 02.06.2023

Mohammed VI's start-up fund swings into action

Yassine Soual, a former director of investments at Bpifrance, has just joined the continent's largest fund dedicated to start-ups, Al-Mada Venture Capital.

Subscribers only Finance 31.05.2023

How Morocco joined Spain and Portugal for 2030 World Cup bid

In what will be its sixth attempt to host the football World Cup, Morocco has teamed up with Spain and Portugal to place a joint bid for the 2030 tournament.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 30.05.2023

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.

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.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.05.2023

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.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 29.05.2023

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'.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 26.05.2023

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.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 25.05.2023

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Morocco

Alami Lazraq back in real estate game with Al Maaden Collection

Institut Choiseul gives Benin pride of place at Casablanca forum

French consulates in Tunisia and Morocco swamped by visa applications

PwC and RTE International shortlisted for ONEE contract

Danone boss pays low-key visit to Rabat

Spotlight
UM6P Paris cultivates soft power goals

World Bank looks again at its financial support for second phase of Noor Midelt solar plant

Rabat edges closer to the creation of a debt recovery market

Parties fight for control of Moroccan youth council

Confederation of African Football rejects Sahrawi membership move

Tensions emerge during international economic mission

Top French military college gears up for annual Africa forum

Why Moroccan phone operators are not rushing to launch 5G

Interior minister thwarts justice reforms

Mohammed VI's start-up fund swings into action

How Morocco joined Spain and Portugal for 2030 World Cup bid

Western Sahara question looms large over Morocco-Tanzania relations

Cannabis regulatory body keeps legal hemp sector waiting

OCP poised to deliver fertilisers to Burundi

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

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

Rumours of AFRICOM's departure from Stuttgart are unfounded

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

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Morocco

Alami Lazraq back in real estate game with Al Maaden Collection

Institut Choiseul gives Benin pride of place at Casablanca forum

French consulates in Tunisia and Morocco swamped by visa applications

PwC and RTE International shortlisted for ONEE contract

Danone boss pays low-key visit to Rabat

Spotlight UM6P Paris cultivates soft power goals

World Bank looks again at its financial support for second phase of Noor Midelt solar plant

Rabat edges closer to the creation of a debt recovery market

Parties fight for control of Moroccan youth council

Confederation of African Football rejects Sahrawi membership move

Tensions emerge during international economic mission

Top French military college gears up for annual Africa forum

Why Moroccan phone operators are not rushing to launch 5G

Interior minister thwarts justice reforms

Mohammed VI's start-up fund swings into action

How Morocco joined Spain and Portugal for 2030 World Cup bid

Western Sahara question looms large over Morocco-Tanzania relations

Cannabis regulatory body keeps legal hemp sector waiting

OCP poised to deliver fertilisers to Burundi

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

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

Rumours of AFRICOM's departure from Stuttgart are unfounded

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

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UM6P Paris cultivates soft power goals