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Morocco
Western Sahara: Masen to build Noor solar farm near El Argoub, Dakhla

Morocco's sustainable energy agency Masen is gradually clarifying details of its solar power plant project in Dakhla, Western Sahara, which will be part of its Noor programme.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 24.08.2020

Morocco
Mohammed VI offers Pathé a ticket to the movies

Without waiting for its first multiplex to open in Casablanca, the French cinema giant is already busy setting up shop in Rabat. For its Moroccan operations, Pathé has teamed up with King Mohammed VI's firm Marjane.

Subscribers only Business 19.08.2020

Gabon, Morocco
Ten years in the making - a palm oasis palace for the Bongos in Marrakesh

Constructed on land donated by the Moroccan king Mohammed VI, a close friend of Ali Bongo, the palace of the Gabonese presidential family set in the palm grove of Marrakesh has taken ten years to complete and has been worked on by some of the most sought-after service providers in the kingdom.

Subscribers only Politics 17.08.2020

Works on the Bongo family's palace in Marrakesh in 2014, which should be finished in a few months.

Guinea, Morocco, Sudan
Covid-19: Managem charters RAM plane to bring home executives stranded in Sudan, Guinea

Managem, part of Al Mada, repatriates executives stranded by Covid-19 in Sudan and Guinea aboard chartered Air Maroc plane.

Subscribers only Business 28.07.2020

Morocco, Senegal
Dakar, Rabat, in diplomatic spat over Covid-19 repatriation flights

Morocco has yet to grant Senegal's request to fly in its airspace or land planes on its territory to repatriate its citizens. The delay protects Royal Air Maroc's landing slots approved by Dakar, to the detriment of Air Senegal.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.07.2020

An Air Senegal point of sale in Dakar, shortly after the airport reopened on July 15.

Morocco
Mohammed VI's air force puts $1 billion retrofit of F-16 fighter fleet on hold

The Moroccan air force has suspended its programme to modernise its fleet of fighter planes, which was negotiated last year with the Pentagon and US State Department, but the purchase of new aircraft still looks likely to go ahead.

Subscribers only Business 23.07.2020

Morocco
Minister of Interior Abdelouali Laftit slams Alj clan's control of employers' association

The "Sardine King" Saïd Alj is being dragged in the conflict between the Minister of Interior and his nephew Chakib Alj, who chairs Morocco's employers' body.

Subscribers only Business 22.07.2020

Morocco
Outgoing RAM boss Abdelhamid Addou begins major asset sell-off

National airline Royal Air Maroc, which is in great financial difficulty, is ready to sell off more than 50% of its assets. Its airport assistance business is one of those in line for the chop.

Subscribers only Business 21.07.2020

Morocco
Salwa Akhannouch raises Aksal capital for two new mall builds

The influential wife of Agriculture Minister Aziz Akhannouch, Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch, is increasing the capital of her holding company Aksal to build a new mall in Rabat and one in Marrakesh.

Subscribers only Business 17.07.2020

Morocco
Family ties trump experience in Bourita's latest diplomatic appointments

Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita makes ambassadors of top officials' sons, sidelines his Africa director, and promotes a loyalist.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 13.07.2020

Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita.

Morocco
Al Mada offshoots swap seats on pension fund CIMR board

Mohammed VI's holding company Al Mada representatives play musical chairs at the board of Moroccan pension fund CIMR.

Subscribers only Business 10.07.2020

Morocco
Mohammed VI's sisters put their money into Casablanca's future Hilton hotel

The hotel building, which will be situated in Casablanca's most exclusive district, will be partly owned by Princess Lalla Asmae and Princess Lalla Hasna.

Subscribers only Business 09.07.2020

Morocco
Sotcob, Mohammed VI's favourite designer of African mosques

A specialist in traditional Moroccan interiors, Sotcob is taking care of the interior design of the mosque that Morocco has bestowed on Abidjan. The firm has been involved in creating several other Moroccan mosques abroad.

Subscribers only Business 03.07.2020

An example of Sotcob's work: Mohammed VI Mosque in Saint-Etienne (France).

Morocco
Royal manager Hassan Mansouri diversifies into construction

The manager of the royal holding company Siger, Hassan Mansouri, is to go into the building business with his firm Techbuilding.

Subscribers only Business 25.06.2020

Morocco
Government will to take control of statistics institute

Rabat wants to get its hands on the Haut Commissariat au Plan, jeopardising the independence of the national statistics bureau. The move could prove useful to the RNI party in the runup to next year's parliamentary elections.

Subscribers only Politics 24.06.2020

Morocco
Moroccan-Kuwaiti Al Ajial Holding closes its CMKD Croissance fund

The Moroccan-Kuwaiti Al Ajial Holding turns the page on its investment activity. It closed its CMKD Croissance fund on 10 June.

Subscribers only Business 18.06.2020

Morocco
Maroc Télécom places Taoufik Daidai at helm of MT Cash

Maroc Télécom is firing on all cylinders to get its mobile payment activity off the ground. As Africa Intelligence understands, [...]

Subscribers only Business 10.06.2020

Morocco
Sunk by royal command in Rabat marina, Boulgoute bobs back to surface with new office complex

The head of Marita Group is putting up a large commercial building in Rabat's poshest district.

Subscribers only Business 04.06.2020

Morocco
Construction federation to launch public works college

FNBTP, Morocco's national building and public works federation, wants to train the country's future construction professionals. On 21 May it decided to set up its own educational body.

Subscribers only Business 04.06.2020

In Focus | Morocco
Mohammed VI to recapitalise his Al Mada holding company with funds from farmers' mutual insurance group

Faced with the worst economic crisis of his reign, the king plans to refinance his private holding company Al Mada via a $500m bond issue. The main subscriber is likely to be mutual smallholders' insurance group MAMDA-MCMA, which has already got him out of difficulty on several occasions in the past.

Subscribers only Business 01.06.2020

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Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Morocco
Western Sahara: Masen to build Noor solar farm near El Argoub, Dakhla

Morocco
Mohammed VI offers Pathé a ticket to the movies

Gabon, Morocco
Ten years in the making - a palm oasis palace for the Bongos in Marrakesh

Guinea, Morocco, Sudan
Covid-19: Managem charters RAM plane to bring home executives stranded in Sudan, Guinea

Morocco, Senegal
Dakar, Rabat, in diplomatic spat over Covid-19 repatriation flights

Morocco
Mohammed VI's air force puts $1 billion retrofit of F-16 fighter fleet on hold

Morocco
Minister of Interior Abdelouali Laftit slams Alj clan's control of employers' association

Morocco
Outgoing RAM boss Abdelhamid Addou begins major asset sell-off

Morocco
Salwa Akhannouch raises Aksal capital for two new mall builds

Morocco
Family ties trump experience in Bourita's latest diplomatic appointments

Morocco
Al Mada offshoots swap seats on pension fund CIMR board

Morocco
Mohammed VI's sisters put their money into Casablanca's future Hilton hotel

Morocco
Sotcob, Mohammed VI's favourite designer of African mosques

Morocco
Royal manager Hassan Mansouri diversifies into construction

Morocco
Government will to take control of statistics institute

Morocco
Moroccan-Kuwaiti Al Ajial Holding closes its CMKD Croissance fund

Morocco
Maroc Télécom places Taoufik Daidai at helm of MT Cash

Morocco
Sunk by royal command in Rabat marina, Boulgoute bobs back to surface with new office complex

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Construction federation to launch public works college

In Focus | Morocco
Mohammed VI to recapitalise his Al Mada holding company with funds from farmers' mutual insurance group