Nasser Bourita

Morocco
Nasser Bourita to represent Mohammed VI at Francophonie summit

The Moroccan foreign minister will lead the kingdom's delegation at the event, which is being held from 14 to 16 November in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Morocco
Swiss MP and businessman plays key role in deepening Bern-Rabat ties

A notable figure in the Swiss Confederation has, since 2022, become a fervent promoter of relations between the kingdom and his own country. He has also recently joined the board of a subsidiary of the powerful Moroccan pension fund CIMR, which is close to the royal palace.

Morocco
Rabat struggles to defend farmers' interests as Washington toughens its stance

The leading farming confederation asked the foreign ministry to help push for the kingdom's agricultural priorities in the United States against a rise in customs tariffs, but to no avail.

Morocco
Garrett Ventry, the lobbyist forging ties between Rabat and MAGA congress members

Through his access to the White House and his financial contributions to the election campaigns of several Republican members of Congress, Garrett Ventry has succeeded in strengthening Rabat's voice on Capitol Hill.

Palace Intrigues
Mohammed VI, Michael Randrianirina, William Ruto, Félix Tshisekedi

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

MoroccoChinese ambassador receives a royal snub

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DRCBehind the dismissal of subcontracting regulatory authority boss

Morocco
Rabat and Paris work towards October for Mohammed VI state visit

While the new French ambassador to Rabat, Philippe Lalliot, has presented his credentials to Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita, the Élysée Palace and the Quai d'Orsay have not given up on the king's visit to the French capital.

Morocco
New French ambassador Philippe Lalliot prepares to take up post in Rabat

Christophe Lecourtier’s successor will officially take up his post at the end of May. He will mainly be responsible for setting up the bilateral friendship treaty between France and Morocco.

Morocco
Behind the scenes of military leaders' visit to Washington

A meeting between senior Moroccan military officials and the US Defense Secretary focused on the deployment of military forces in Gaza and the response that Washington wishes to organise alongside its Gulf allies.

Morocco
Sofia ambassador forced to react to investigation into her driver

Zakia el-Midaoui, the Moroccan ambassador to Bulgaria, has contacted her superiors in Rabat following the revelation by a Bulgarian media outlet of a case involving her driver Mario Alexandrov.

Egypt, Morocco
Plans underway for Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to visit the kingdom

Beyond the revival of relations, strained by trade disputes, the Moroccan prime minister's visit to Cairo is part of a quiet rapprochement between King Mohammed VI and the Egyptian president in recent months. The latter may even visit Morocco.

Morocco
Rabat's US network helps keep up pressure on Polisario Front

Over the past several years, the kingdom has successfully built up a network of influence in the US capital, which now puts it in a position of strength in the negotiations over Western Sahara.

Morocco
Rabat and Tel Aviv strengthen technological cooperation

A Moroccan economic delegation is due to travel to the Hebrew state in the coming weeks, at the initiative of a well-connected Israeli NGO.