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Behind the scenes of the $3bn green aluminium mega-deal with Beijing

Moroccan PM Aziz Akhannouch (second left) in Beijing on 4 September 2024. © Adek Berry/Pool/EPA

Subscribers only Mining 18.09.2025

Army plans to launch competitive tender for F-16 aircraft upgrade

As Moroccan F-16 fighter jets are set for an upgrade, the military high command has levelled criticism at US company L3Harris Technologies. Rabat is now considering a competitive tender process in order to select another electronics supplier.

Subscribers only Defence 18.09.2025

Rabat's school of economic warfare gets new director

After helping to establish the first EGE branch on the continent, Ali Moutaïb is stepping down as head of the Rabat campus.

Subscribers only Business 17.09.2025

Paris petitions Rabat in final straight on Western Sahara

A UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Western Sahara at the UN in New York on 30 April 2019. © Li Muzi/Xinhua/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.09.2025

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Royal Air Maroc ready for take-off

A RAM Boeing taking off from Orly airport in Paris, 2020. © Laurent Grandguillot / REA

Subscribers only Business 15.09.2025

British bank Revolut recruits lobbyist to work in the kingdom

The British online bank has chosen Hatim Benjelloun to represent its interests and assist it in setting up in Morocco.

Free access Finance 12.09.2025

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Rabat desalination plant prey to miscalculations by Veolia and the kingdom

The French group has, for better or worse, embarked on the development of Africa's largest desalination plant to be. It's a project with highly diplomatic overtones, credited to Emmanuel Macron's state visit last year.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Energy, Business 11.09.2025

Moroccan Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit (left) and Veolia CEO Estelle Brachlianoff.

French startup Mistral AI seeks opportunities in the kingdom

The CEO of the French specialist in generative AI will meet with leading Moroccan business leaders and politicians.

Subscribers only Business 11.09.2025

Airbus and Boeing at loggerheads over future army helicopters

The planned expansion of the Air Force's transport capabilities is sparking fierce competition between the European and American aviation giants.

Subscribers only Defence 10.09.2025

A Royal Moroccan Air Force CH-47D Chinook military transport helicopter lands in Tizi n'Test, Morocco, 2023.

The 'comeback' expansion of Agadir desalination plant

This summer, Spanish group Cox announced with great fanfare that it would be financing the second phase of the Agadir desalination plant project. This phase should have been covered by the initial budget of 4.4 billion dirhams, which was approved in 2019.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 08.09.2025

Rabat casts doubt on Mohammed VI's state visit to Paris

For weeks, diplomats have been trying to hammer out the details of the Moroccan royal's official visit to France. Although a date had been agreed upon, discussions are now on hold. The sovereign's entourage is no longer convinced by the relevance of the trip.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.09.2025

France's President Emmanuel Macron and Morocco's King Mohammed VI in Rabat on 29 October 2024.

Algiers and Rabat out to strengthen their influence via UNESCO

Algeria and Morocco could soon bring their cultural identity disputes to the UN agency, as both countries are candidates for its Executive Board, which will be decided in November.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.09.2025

Touadéra marshalling international support for Ambition 28 in Casablanca

Bangui is organising a round table entitled Ambition 28 in Casablanca in mid-September, with the aim of mobilising international public and private investors around its National Development Plan.

Subscribers only Finance 03.09.2025

Army top brass on Israeli shopping expedition

At Tel Aviv's instigation, senior Moroccan army officers recently took part in a meeting with Israeli defence companies. Such trips have become increasingly frequent in recent months.

Subscribers only Defence 02.09.2025

An Elbit Systems drone in an Israeli Defense Forces simulation in Tze'elim, Israel, 2022.

European producers rally against Moroccan tomatoes

European players in the sector have been working behind the scenes throughout the summer to oppose imports of tomatoes grown in Morocco and in Western Sahara. They consider this competition to be unfair.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Diplomacy 02.09.2025

Tomato harvest in the Chtouka Aït Baha region, Morocco, May 2025.

American senators organise an economic forum in Dakhla

A think tank bringing together US Republican lawmakers is planning an event on governance issues in the disputed territory of Western Sahara.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.09.2025

Nareva and Taqa seek partners to build their future desalination plants

The Maroccan-Emirati consortium has launched consultations for the construction and maintenance of two desalination plants in the north of the country.

Subscribers only Business 29.08.2025

Seawater desalination plant in Agadir, Morocco on 10 July, 2024.

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Brussels moves closer to Rabat on basis of judicial cooperation

The increase in exchanges between the two kingdoms suggests a change of course for Belgium on the issue of Western Sahara. At stake is the revision of a bilateral treaty on the repatriation of Moroccan prisoners.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.08.2025

Former foreign minister of Belgium Bernard Quintin and Foreign Minister of Morocco Nasser Bourita in Rabat, 29 January 2025.

Cosumar and Wilmar to finalise separation after a long tug-of-war

After seven years of inactivity, the two former partners are finally launching their palm oil processing plant in Casablanca, with the aim of selling it quickly.

Subscribers only Commodity traders 28.08.2025

The duo reviving ties between New Delhi and Rabat

New Delhi has launched an economic offensive to curb Beijing's growing influence on the continent. Narendra Modi's government is relying on its ambassador to Morocco, as well as a North American businessman from India.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 27.08.2025

Friction ignites over Western Sahara within SADC

Despite a very generic final declaration, tensions flared during the closed-door meeting of SADC heads of state and government, particularly over the issue of Western Sahara independence. A consensus was finally reached.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.08.2025

Heads of state and government present at 45th SADC Summit in Antananarivo, 17 August 2025.

Mfadel Group allies itself with Radisson Hotels

Real estate developer Mfadel Group, led by Yassine Mfadel, has taken on the exclusive right to use the Radisson Hotels brand in Morocco and is the sole franchisor of the hotel group in the kingdom.

Subscribers only Business 25.08.2025

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Western Sahara autonomy plan on the table at closed-door negotiations from Washington to Algiers

Negotiations are intensifying over the highly sensitive issue of autonomy for Western Sahara, but Algerian diplomats are currently keeping quiet about their intentions. The focus is on October, when the UN Security Council will consider the renewal of MINURSO.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 21.08.2025

View of the Dakhla Atlantic Port under construction, in El-Argoub, Western Sahara, 26 May 2025.

American giant Bechtel gains interest in Moroccan airports

In anticipation of increased air traffic in the kingdom, the US's number one construction company hopes to land the juicy contract for the modernisation of Moroccan air infrastructure.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 19.08.2025

Snubbed by London, Xlinks continues its lobbying efforts with the EU

The company specialising in renewable energy has seen its flagship project to connect Morocco to the United Kingdom electricity grid rejected, and is now turning its attention to Europe and Germany.

Subscribers only Business 01.08.2025

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Behind the scenes of the $3bn green aluminium mega-deal with Beijing

Army plans to launch competitive tender for F-16 aircraft upgrade

Rabat's school of economic warfare gets new director

Paris petitions Rabat in final straight on Western Sahara

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Royal Air Maroc ready for take-off

British bank Revolut recruits lobbyist to work in the kingdom

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Rabat desalination plant prey to miscalculations by Veolia and the kingdom

French startup Mistral AI seeks opportunities in the kingdom

Airbus and Boeing at loggerheads over future army helicopters

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Rabat casts doubt on Mohammed VI's state visit to Paris

Algiers and Rabat out to strengthen their influence via UNESCO

Touadéra marshalling international support for Ambition 28 in Casablanca

Army top brass on Israeli shopping expedition

European producers rally against Moroccan tomatoes

American senators organise an economic forum in Dakhla

Nareva and Taqa seek partners to build their future desalination plants

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Brussels moves closer to Rabat on basis of judicial cooperation

Cosumar and Wilmar to finalise separation after a long tug-of-war

The duo reviving ties between New Delhi and Rabat

Friction ignites over Western Sahara within SADC

Mfadel Group allies itself with Radisson Hotels

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Western Sahara autonomy plan on the table at closed-door negotiations from Washington to Algiers

American giant Bechtel gains interest in Moroccan airports

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Morocco

Behind the scenes of the $3bn green aluminium mega-deal with Beijing

Army plans to launch competitive tender for F-16 aircraft upgrade

Rabat's school of economic warfare gets new director

Paris petitions Rabat in final straight on Western Sahara

Spotlight Royal Air Maroc ready for take-off

British bank Revolut recruits lobbyist to work in the kingdom

Spotlight Rabat desalination plant prey to miscalculations by Veolia and the kingdom

French startup Mistral AI seeks opportunities in the kingdom

Airbus and Boeing at loggerheads over future army helicopters

The 'comeback' expansion of Agadir desalination plant

Rabat casts doubt on Mohammed VI's state visit to Paris

Algiers and Rabat out to strengthen their influence via UNESCO

Touadéra marshalling international support for Ambition 28 in Casablanca

Army top brass on Israeli shopping expedition

European producers rally against Moroccan tomatoes

American senators organise an economic forum in Dakhla

Nareva and Taqa seek partners to build their future desalination plants

Spotlight Brussels moves closer to Rabat on basis of judicial cooperation

Cosumar and Wilmar to finalise separation after a long tug-of-war

The duo reviving ties between New Delhi and Rabat

Friction ignites over Western Sahara within SADC

Mfadel Group allies itself with Radisson Hotels

Spotlight Western Sahara autonomy plan on the table at closed-door negotiations from Washington to Algiers

American giant Bechtel gains interest in Moroccan airports

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Gunvor secrets (2/2): the hidden clauses of the Assala Energy buyout

Gabon
Gunvor secrets (1/2): the Libreville oil mega-deal mystery

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Royal Air Maroc ready for take-off

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Rabat desalination plant prey to miscalculations by Veolia and the kingdom

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Brussels moves closer to Rabat on basis of judicial cooperation

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Western Sahara autonomy plan on the table at closed-door negotiations from Washington to Algiers