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Moroccan PM Aziz Akhannouch during a visit to the Netherlands in 2022. © Ramon van Flymen/ANP via AFP

Akhannouch in Kigali to represent Mohammed VI

Invited by Paul Kagame to the 30th anniversary commemoration of the Tutsi genocide, the King of Morocco has sent his prime minister in his place to Rwanda.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.04.2024

The Minister for Investment, Mohcine Jazouli, on 30 January in Bilbao, Spain. © Miguel Toña/EFE

Inner Circle
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

Equipment ministry accused of illegal dealings in Kenitra

A complaint was lodged on 27 March against Kenitra's regional director of quarries within the Ministry of Equipment and Water for authorising a company to illegally operate a sand quarry.

Subscribers only Mining 04.04.2024

Carrefour to rival Marjane with store in Guelmim

Moroccan group Label'Vie, owner of the Carrefour franchise in Morocco, is opening a store in Guelmim near the border with Western Sahara. It is hoping to rival Marjane, the largest retailer in the kingdom.

Subscribers only Business 03.04.2024

Kenyan President William Ruto in Nairobi, on 1 March 2024. © Li Yahui/Xinhua/Newscom/MaxPPP

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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 Running Story - William Ruto's new order 02.04.2024

Morocco's FM Nasser Bourita (right) greets his French counterpart Stéphane Séjourné in Rabat, 26 February 2024. © Fadel Senna/AFP

Paris seeks to bolster investment in Western Sahara

Without radically shifting its political stance on Western Sahara, France's foreign ministry is nevertheless now encouraging French companies to invest in the disputed territory.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 01.04.2024

Akhannouch's desalination plant treads water

Construction has still not begun on the Casablanca desalination plant, which has yet to be connected to an electricity supply. The situation is proving critical for the prime minister as the country faces worsening water shortages.

Subscribers only Business 29.03.2024

Moroccan prime minister Aziz Akhannouch in Marrakesh on 13 October 2023.

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A truckload of problems for Compagnie Minière de Touissit

In recent weeks, the Luc Gérard Nyafé-led mining company has faced social unrest, a management takeover by an outside consultant, and controversy over shipments of lead concentrate to an unknown client.

Subscribers only Mining 28.03.2024

Vehicles navigate their way along a narrow road leading to the village of Tighza, Morocco.

French deputy trade minister Riester to visit Rabat

From 4-5 April, French deputy trade minister Franck Riester will be in Rabat to meet his Moroccan counterpart in another sign that diplomatic relations between Paris and Rabat are improving.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 28.03.2024

Kinshasa prepares for presidential visit to Rabat

An advance team of DRC officials might head to Rabat in the next few days to prepare a possible visit by President Félix Tshisekedi, in the wake of his February phone call with King Mohammed VI.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.03.2024

Ex-customs boss Lakhdar turns consultant

Nabyl Lakhdar launched his own business and management consultancy in early 2024, days after leaving Morocco's ministry of economy and finance.

Subscribers only Business 22.03.2024

Russian boats banned from Europe find safe haven in Agadir

After Casablanca-based Chantiers et Ateliers du Maroc was placed into liquidation earlier this year, the shipyard's subsidiary in Agadir is now flying under the Russian flag.

Free access Business 21.03.2024

Recognition for Moroccan halal label in Asia

Morocco's accreditation institute that is handling the creation of a national halal label is working on mutual recognition agreements with Asia. It has already signed one with Russia and is about to sign another with Singapore.

Subscribers only Business 21.03.2024

Why China's BYD put the brakes on electric vehicle production plans

Despite the signing of a partnership in the presence of Mohammed VI in 2017, the major Chinese group BYD has not carried out its plans to set up a series of electric vehicle production plants in Morocco.

Subscribers only Business 20.03.2024

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

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

French and Moroccan MPs to convene in Paris in April

Several French and Moroccan MPs will meet in April for a conference organised by the alumni of public administration school ENA to discuss diplomacy between Paris and Rabat.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.03.2024

Nigerien prime minister tries to reboot Moroccan investment

During a visit to Morocco in February, Ali Lamine Zeine discussed the Niamey corniche project with the chairman of the company promoting it, YMMY Finance Holding. He also talked to his opposite number, Aziz Akhannouch, about bilateral cooperation.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 13.03.2024

As time goes by... Alstom trams stuck in Casablanca port

The French group and Casa Transport are at loggerheads over the delivery of the last batch of trams for the city's expanding public transport system, leaving the trainsets stuck in the port.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 11.03.2024

Swiss firm Bulk Trading to supply Mohammedia power station

Swiss firm Bulk Trading has bagged a €16.7m contract to supply and deliver steam coal to Morocco's Mohammedia power station.

Subscribers only Energy 08.03.2024

Spanish firm Acciona steps up consultations on 'water motorway'

Spanish construction, energy and logistics group Acciona is gearing up for the “water motorway” project from Casablanca to Rabat and has started sounding out companies specialising in polyester pipes and fittings.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 07.03.2024

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$1.6bn Franco-Spanish battle to supply Moroccan trains

French giant Alstom is in pole position for the mega-deal to supply 168 new trains to Morocco's Office National des Chemins de Fer (ONCF), but faces stiff competition from Spain's CAF and Talgo.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 06.03.2024

A high speed train produced by Alstom departs La Rochelle's harbour for Tangier, on 26 June 2015.

Moroccan businesses indulged in Nouakchott

An economic forum co-run last month by employers' associations of both countries gave Moroccan firms a foot in the door with Mauritania's agricultural and renewable energies sectors.

Subscribers only Business 06.03.2024

Mazars Morocco shortlisted for contract to boost agriculture in Mauritania

Mazars' Moroccan office is currently in the lead to win a contract to create an ecosystem for funding agriculture in Mauritania.

Subscribers only Business 05.03.2024

Rabat ramps up religious presence in Conakry

Morocco is calling all the shots on the management of a new Mohammed VI religious centre in the Guinean capital, funded by a royal foundation, and will dictate everything from its leadership to its imams.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 04.03.2024

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Akhannouch in Kigali to represent Mohammed VI

Inner Circle
Investment chief Mohcine Jazouli's technocratic inner circle

Equipment ministry accused of illegal dealings in Kenitra

Carrefour to rival Marjane with store in Guelmim

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

Paris seeks to bolster investment in Western Sahara

Akhannouch's desalination plant treads water

Spotlight
A truckload of problems for Compagnie Minière de Touissit

French deputy trade minister Riester to visit Rabat

Kinshasa prepares for presidential visit to Rabat

Ex-customs boss Lakhdar turns consultant

Russian boats banned from Europe find safe haven in Agadir

Recognition for Moroccan halal label in Asia

Why China's BYD put the brakes on electric vehicle production plans

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

OCP uses Mohammed VI Polytechnic University as bridgehead in North America

French and Moroccan MPs to convene in Paris in April

Nigerien prime minister tries to reboot Moroccan investment

As time goes by... Alstom trams stuck in Casablanca port

Swiss firm Bulk Trading to supply Mohammedia power station

Spanish firm Acciona steps up consultations on 'water motorway'

Spotlight
$1.6bn Franco-Spanish battle to supply Moroccan trains

Moroccan businesses indulged in Nouakchott

Mazars Morocco shortlisted for contract to boost agriculture in Mauritania

Rabat ramps up religious presence in Conakry

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Akhannouch in Kigali to represent Mohammed VI

Inner Circle Investment chief Mohcine Jazouli's technocratic inner circle

Equipment ministry accused of illegal dealings in Kenitra

Carrefour to rival Marjane with store in Guelmim

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

Paris seeks to bolster investment in Western Sahara

Akhannouch's desalination plant treads water

Spotlight A truckload of problems for Compagnie Minière de Touissit

French deputy trade minister Riester to visit Rabat

Kinshasa prepares for presidential visit to Rabat

Ex-customs boss Lakhdar turns consultant

Russian boats banned from Europe find safe haven in Agadir

Recognition for Moroccan halal label in Asia

Why China's BYD put the brakes on electric vehicle production plans

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

OCP uses Mohammed VI Polytechnic University as bridgehead in North America

French and Moroccan MPs to convene in Paris in April

Nigerien prime minister tries to reboot Moroccan investment

As time goes by... Alstom trams stuck in Casablanca port

Swiss firm Bulk Trading to supply Mohammedia power station

Spanish firm Acciona steps up consultations on 'water motorway'

Spotlight $1.6bn Franco-Spanish battle to supply Moroccan trains

Moroccan businesses indulged in Nouakchott

Mazars Morocco shortlisted for contract to boost agriculture in Mauritania

Rabat ramps up religious presence in Conakry

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Inner Circle
Investment chief Mohcine Jazouli's technocratic inner circle

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

Spotlight
A truckload of problems for Compagnie Minière de Touissit

Spotlight
$1.6bn Franco-Spanish battle to supply Moroccan trains