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Nadia Fettah Alaoui

France, Morocco
New French ambassador Lecourtier tackles thorny issue of visas

France's new representative in Rabat has since his arrival there in December been working to restore order to the issuing of visas to Moroccan nationals, but relations between the two countries remain tense.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.02.2023

Christophe Lecourtier in Paris, on 2 July 2020.

Palace Intrigues
Mamadi Doumbouya, Paul Biya, Mohamed Benchaaboun and Zinedine Zidane

Intrigues big and small... Every Tuesday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond. This week: Mamadi Doumbouya's luxury watch collection, Paul Biya's NY wishes cull, Mohammed VI snubs ex-ambassador Mohamed Benchaaboun and French VIPs celebrate NYE in Marrakech.

Guinea Colonel Doumbouya's €400,000 wristwatch

Cameroon Everyone wants their New Year's photo with Biya

Morocco Glacial reception for Mohamed Benchaaboun in Rabat

France-Morocco Zidane among French VIPs in Marrakech for NYE

Subscribers only Politics, Business, Diplomacy 17.01.2023

Morocco
Rabat's heavyweight Davos delegation

Africa's fifth largest economy, which aims to decarbonise its economy by 2050, will turn up in force this month at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 10.01.2023

Inner circles | Morocco
Akhannouch counts on loyalists to shore up his power

Soaring energy prices, social tensions and an alarming drought are among the many challenges Morocco's prime minister has had to face during his first year in office. He is now trying to get back on track and has the support of a loyal team.

Subscribers only Politics 16.12.2022

Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch.

Morocco
From Ritz-Carlton to Namaskar, cracks appear in Zenagui clan's luxury hotel empire

Ex-tourism minister Yassir Zenagui and his brothers are struggling to achieve their grand ambitions in the luxury tourism sector and could even end up losing the Ritz-Carlton overlooking the royal golf course in Rabat. Though he remains an adviser to Mohammed VI, Zenagui's star at the palace has faded.

Subscribers only Business 12.05.2022

Morocco
Rabat and EBRD pick Roland Berger and Mazars to reform top state-owned firms

Finance minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui is pressing ahead with the reforms initiatied by her predecessor Mohamed Benchaaboun, ahead of the creation of the new state holdings agency the government intends to set up.

Subscribers only Business 22.03.2022

Morocco
'Team Akhannouch' locks down top jobs in PM's office

Thirty-six-year-old Wafae Jamali has been appointed as Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch's secretary general. She takes her place alongside several young and loyal lieutenants who have followed Akhannouch into his new realm.

Subscribers only Politics 14.12.2021

In Focus | Morocco
Akhannouch ushers business magnates into parliament

The electoral tidal wave which has made Aziz Akhannouch's RNI party the biggest in the Moroccan parliament has also opened the doors of the legislature to the magnates of the country's main economic sectors, from communications to fishing, tourism and real estate.

Subscribers only Politics 01.11.2021

The head of the Moroccan government and leader of the RNI Aziz Akhannouch.

Morocco
Moulay Hafid Elalamy to step into influential royal adviser role

The man who served as the Moroccoan minister of industry and trade until the formation of Akhannouch's government on 7 October will continue to exert control as adviser to King Mohammed VI. The billionnaire can now also devote more time to his holding company Saham.

Subscribers only Politics 13.10.2021

Former Moroccan Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy Moulay Hafid Elalamy

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Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

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

Nadia Fettah Alaoui

France, Morocco
New French ambassador Lecourtier tackles thorny issue of visas

Palace Intrigues
Mamadi Doumbouya, Paul Biya, Mohamed Benchaaboun and Zinedine Zidane

Guinea Colonel Doumbouya's €400,000 wristwatch

Cameroon Everyone wants their New Year's photo with Biya

Morocco Glacial reception for Mohamed Benchaaboun in Rabat

France-Morocco Zidane among French VIPs in Marrakech for NYE

Morocco
Rabat's heavyweight Davos delegation

Inner circles | Morocco
Akhannouch counts on loyalists to shore up his power

Morocco
From Ritz-Carlton to Namaskar, cracks appear in Zenagui clan's luxury hotel empire

Morocco
Rabat and EBRD pick Roland Berger and Mazars to reform top state-owned firms

Morocco
'Team Akhannouch' locks down top jobs in PM's office

In Focus | Morocco
Akhannouch ushers business magnates into parliament

Morocco
Moulay Hafid Elalamy to step into influential royal adviser role

Morocco
Aziz Akhannouch has abundance of choice for new inner circle of advisers

Morocco
Tourism operators press for reopening of borders

Morocco
Moroccan leader Avant-Scène sails past devastated events industry

Morocco, UAE
Nadia Fettah Alaoui to replace troubled Mustapha Bakkoury at Expo 2020 in Dubai

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Morocco Rabat and EBRD pick Roland Berger and Mazars to reform top state-owned firms

Morocco 'Team Akhannouch' locks down top jobs in PM's office

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Morocco Moulay Hafid Elalamy to step into influential royal adviser role

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Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

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

France, Morocco
New French ambassador Lecourtier tackles thorny issue of visas

Palace Intrigues
Mamadi Doumbouya, Paul Biya, Mohamed Benchaaboun and Zinedine Zidane

Morocco
Rabat's heavyweight Davos delegation

Inner circles | Morocco
Akhannouch counts on loyalists to shore up his power

Morocco
From Ritz-Carlton to Namaskar, cracks appear in Zenagui clan's luxury hotel empire

Morocco
Rabat and EBRD pick Roland Berger and Mazars to reform top state-owned firms

Morocco
'Team Akhannouch' locks down top jobs in PM's office

In Focus | Morocco
Akhannouch ushers business magnates into parliament

Morocco
Moulay Hafid Elalamy to step into influential royal adviser role

Morocco
Aziz Akhannouch has abundance of choice for new inner circle of advisers

Morocco
Tourism operators press for reopening of borders

Morocco
Moroccan leader Avant-Scène sails past devastated events industry

Morocco, UAE
Nadia Fettah Alaoui to replace troubled Mustapha Bakkoury at Expo 2020 in Dubai