Mohammed VI

Morocco
Mohammed VI launches cosmetics brand in Amsterdam

The king's marocMaroc opened its first shop in the Dutch capital at the beginning of March. He's had a store in Paris since 2022.

Morocco
Mohammed VI installs Benchaâboun at Maroc Telecom to please Abu Dhabi

Maroc Telecom, majority-owned by Abu Dhabi, has a new boss, former economy minister Mohamed Benchaâboun.

Morocco
Leila Benali to head Moroccan delegation at next Powering Africa Summit

In early March, the energy transition minister will be accompanied to the event, organised by the new US secretary of energy Chris Wright, by the heads of ONHYM and ONEE.

Morocco
PM Aziz Akhannouch to attend Paris Agricultural Show

The head of the Moroccan government will be attending this year's Paris International Agricultural Show, which features Rabat, alongside French President Emmanuel Macron.

Ivory Coast
Rebrab sons pursue Cevital's Ivorian ambitions

The Algerian industrial group Cevital is seeking to establish itself in Ivory Coast. Salim, one of the firm's directors and son of its founder Issad Rebrab, has travelled to Abidjan with a view to setting up production units in the country.

Kenya, Morocco
Ruto set to visit Rabat after Ramadan

The meeting between Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Kenyan counterpart Musalia Mudavadi on the fringes of the annual AU gathering has put a bilateral visit back on the agenda.

Algeria
Algiers looking to renew military ties with Bamako and Niamey

While its relations with the Malian junta are at a standstill, Algeria is trying to restart its military cooperation with Burkina Faso and Niger.

Morocco
King's nephew Moulay Idriss Filali recruits university classmate to Ismo Invest

At the end of 2024, the son of Lalla Meryem and Fouad Filali appointed Meriam Afitou, a former university friend, as head of his holding company Ismo Invest.

Morocco
Behind the setting-up of FIFA's new North and West Africa hub

FIFA's new Africa office will open in September in Salé, near Rabat. The kingdom is fully supporting it.

Morocco
Fouad Ali El Himma key to patching up problems between Rabat and Abu Dhabi

The king's adviser Fouad Ali El Himma is taking an active role in improving economic relations with the UAE, at a time when promises of investment in the kingdom are slow to materialise.

Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Lalla Hasnaa

Intrigues big and small – every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

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MoroccoMohammed VI's sister, Lalla Hasnaa, offended by French absences at diplomatic gala

Morocco
French Senate president due in disputed Western Sahara in February

"Friend of Morocco" Gérard Larcher will visit the contested territory in the south of the kingdom next month to check on the progress of development projects.