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Phosphates

A key agricultural input, phosphates are mainly produced and sold in Africa by Morocco's OCP. Numerous other companies have begun producing, transforming and selling phosphates, whether these are public (Compagnie des phosphates de Gafsa, Societe nationale des phosphates du Togo (SNPT) or private, Foskor and soon Kropz and Great Quest Fertilizer.

India, Tunisia
Tunis and New Delhi strive to revive flailing cooperation

The promise of closer economic ties made in 2017 never materialised, despite the presence of several major Indian companies in the country.

Subscribers only Business 23.10.2024

Inner circles | Morocco
Christophe Lecourtier, the well-connected ambassador tasked with reconciling Rabat and Paris

Good connections within the French right and Franco-Moroccan business circles have helped the French ambassador gain acceptance in the country he professes to love, despite past tensions between Paris and Rabat. He is now seen as the lynchpin of their rapprochement, particularly on Western Sahara.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.10.2024

The French ambassador to Rabat, Christophe Lecourtier, in Paris in November 2022.

Kenya, Morocco
Rabat continues quest to get Kenya to recognise its sovereignty over Western Sahara

In its bid for recognition of its sovereignty over Western Sahara, Morocco has managed to make some headway with Kenya, which has traditionally been in favour of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic's independence.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.09.2024

The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, in Berlin, Germany, on 28 June 2024.

Nigeria
Intelligence services keep close eye on fertiliser imports

The Department of State Services is keeping a close eye on fertiliser imports into Nigeria. It is focusing on one type of agricultural input in particular, granular ammonium sulphate (GAS).

Subscribers only Commodity traders 25.09.2024

Nigeria
Nigerian Air Force tackles its many projects

The rapid modernisation of the Nigerian Air Force is mobilising the country's security experts, from the defence minister to the officers of the air force general staff.

Subscribers only Defence 22.07.2024

Morocco
Belgian electrolysis leader John Cockerill keen to develop hydrogen sector

Following its stalled project with Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch's company Maghreb Oxygène, the firm is still keen to be involved in the industrialisation of Morocco's green hydrogen sector.

Subscribers only Energy 05.07.2024

Tunisia
Saied leaps forward on economic cooperation with Tehran

Though still in its infancy, economic cooperation between Tunisia and Iran should soon grow as President Kais Saied's political and ideological position aligns with those of the Islamic Republic.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 19.06.2024

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with Tunisian President Kais Saied in Tehran on 22 May 2024.

Nigeria
Dubai trader ITL undermines Nigerian president's fertiliser import system

An Emirati trader's shipment of fertiliser is on its way to Rivers State, despite the fact that the amount of the invoice had been rejected by the import supervisory authority. The move could deal a severe blow to Abuja's centralised purchasing process.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 29.05.2024

A farmer spreads fertiliser on cabbages at a farm in Jibia in Nigeria on 17 February 2024.

Morocco
Image 7 helps create buzz for Paris Peace Forum in Benguérir

While the forum organisers are officially in charge of communicating about the event themselves, Anne Méaux's lobbying firm is the one beating the drum.

Subscribers only Business 22.05.2024

Morocco
British emissary Emmerson presses accelerator on Khemisset potash project

The representative of Emmerson's main shareholders has paid a visit to Morocco to lay out what the company, backed by major international mining firms, hopes to gain from the site east of Rabat.

Subscribers only Mining 22.05.2024

Morocco
Western demand for Moroccan green ammonia spikes

Coveted since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, Morocco's supply of the fertiliser produced from renewable energy sources is attracting significant interest in Europe and beyond.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 17.05.2024

Morocco
UM6P's ‘university' designation challenged within OECD

As part of the partnership between Morocco and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, the academic arm of OCP Group has been criticised for confusing its activities with those of a tool for influence.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.05.2024

The Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Rabat, 14 April 2024.

Ivory Coast
Alassane Ouattara ponders government reshuffle

The head of state has been mulling over whether to reshuffle his government for some days now. Current Prime Minister Robert Beugré Mambé is expected to be reappointed, but a number of other departures are likely.

Subscribers only Politics 03.05.2024

Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara (right) and his PM Robert Beugré Mambé in Abidjan, 13 February 2024.

Morocco
Investment minister Jazouli to work his charm in US

A number of senior-ranking Moroccan officials have visited the United States in recent weeks, this time it is delegate minister for investment Mohcine Jazouli's turn.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.05.2024

Morocco
Rabat welcomes Brazilian agricultural firms with open arms

Brazil will officially attend Morocco's SIAM agricultural fair, thus confirming its heightened interest in a market that it began exporting cattle to last year.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 22.04.2024

Inner circles | Morocco
Investment chief Mohcine Jazouli's technocratic inner circle

Jazouli, who counts the PM among his friends, is in the spotlight because the ministry he heads is responsible for the most strategic projects. He is a pure product of the private sector and has surrounded himself with like-minded young technocrats.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 05.04.2024

The Minister for Investment, Mohcine Jazouli, on 30 January in Bilbao, Spain.

Spotlight | Kenya, Morocco, Western Sahara
Ahead of Rabat visit, Ruto walks tightrope over Western Sahara

The Kenyan president is soon due to meet King Mohammed VI of Morocco, with whom Nairobi has been strengthening relations for several years. At the same time, it maintains strong ties with the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.04.2024

Kenyan President William Ruto in Nairobi, on 1 March 2024.

Madagascar
Trader STOI bags $11m state fertiliser contract

The Madagascan trading company Société Trading de l'Océan Indien (STOI), founded and run by former finance minister Tovonanahary Rabetsitonta, has won a bid to supply the country with phosphate fertilisers.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 02.04.2024

Morocco, Niger
Niger's ambassador pulls out all the stops with Moroccan businesses

Following Morocco's proposal of an economic partnership with the Sahel countries, Niamey is jumping on the opportunity to revive projects ex-President Mohamed Bazoum had started.

Subscribers only Business 18.03.2024

Morocco
OCP uses Mohammed VI Polytechnic University as bridgehead in North America

The university, which has the financial backing of OCP, is honing its development plans in Canada and the US, where the phosphates giant is trying to make a comeback.

Subscribers only Business 15.03.2024

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Tunis and New Delhi strive to revive flailing cooperation

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Rabat continues quest to get Kenya to recognise its sovereignty over Western Sahara

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Intelligence services keep close eye on fertiliser imports

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Nigerian Air Force tackles its many projects

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Dubai trader ITL undermines Nigerian president's fertiliser import system

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

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

India, Tunisia
Tunis and New Delhi strive to revive flailing cooperation

Inner circles | Morocco
Christophe Lecourtier, the well-connected ambassador tasked with reconciling Rabat and Paris

Kenya, Morocco
Rabat continues quest to get Kenya to recognise its sovereignty over Western Sahara

Nigeria
Intelligence services keep close eye on fertiliser imports

Nigeria
Nigerian Air Force tackles its many projects

Morocco
Belgian electrolysis leader John Cockerill keen to develop hydrogen sector

Tunisia
Saied leaps forward on economic cooperation with Tehran

Nigeria
Dubai trader ITL undermines Nigerian president's fertiliser import system

Morocco
Image 7 helps create buzz for Paris Peace Forum in Benguérir

Morocco
British emissary Emmerson presses accelerator on Khemisset potash project

Morocco
Western demand for Moroccan green ammonia spikes

Morocco
UM6P's ‘university' designation challenged within OECD

Ivory Coast
Alassane Ouattara ponders government reshuffle

Morocco
Investment minister Jazouli to work his charm in US

Morocco
Rabat welcomes Brazilian agricultural firms with open arms

Inner circles | Morocco
Investment chief Mohcine Jazouli's technocratic inner circle

Spotlight | Kenya, Morocco, Western Sahara
Ahead of Rabat visit, Ruto walks tightrope over Western Sahara

Madagascar
Trader STOI bags $11m state fertiliser contract

Morocco, Niger
Niger's ambassador pulls out all the stops with Moroccan businesses

Morocco
OCP uses Mohammed VI Polytechnic University as bridgehead in North America