Morocco
Rabat rejects Eiffage's Dakhla port bid in a diplomatic tit for tat over Western Sahara

The New Guard
Kenya, Senegal, Morocco

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence spotlights a new generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

KenyaNicholas Koros, money without borders

SenegalMary Fall, Aissata Tall Sall's omnipresent photographer

MoroccoNisrine Iouzzi takes the lead on "Dakhla-Atlantique"

Morocco
The four candidates in the running to be French ambassador in Rabat

Emmanuel Macron must appoint in the coming days the future French ambassador to Morocco, against the backdrop of a major bilateral crisis. Four candidates with very different profiles are currently in the running.

Morocco
French farmers fight to ban agricultural imports from Western Sahara

A French farmers' union has asked the Council of State to reach a decision on trade policy concerning fruit and vegetables produced in the disputed territory of Western Sahara. The issue was ruled on by the European General Court last year.

Djibouti
Eiffage dips into hydropower along the gulf of Tadjoura

The French company returns to Djibouti to work on renewable energy shortly after completing a seawater desalination plant.

Morocco
Morocco pulls out all the stops for Sahrawi ports

To speed up stowage in the kingdom's disputed territory, Morocco's national ports agency (ANP) is carrying out several projects in this area, from the deep-water Dakhla Atlantic port to the fishing port at Lamhiriz.

Morocco
Eiffage embarks for Dakhla alongside French political delegation

The French construction giant and bidder for a contract to build the Dakhla Atlantique port will join a delegation of elected French officials planning to visit the Western Sahara city in June.

Morocco
Claude Fraissinet, Macron's future party rep in Western Sahara

Western Sahara business expert Claude Fraissinet has offered to open a committee of Emmanuel Macron's party in Dakhla. He wants to run the office with Mirelle Malbos, owner of a tourism business with Mohammed Vi's cousin Princess Noufissa El Yacoubi.

Spotlight | Morocco
TGCC, Jet and SGTM target Mohammed VI's "social" PPPs

A year after Mohammed VI called before parliament for the launch of "public-private partnerships (PPP) in the social domain", the national construction market leaders TGCC, Jet Contractors and SGTM, which rely heavily on public sector orders, are looking forward to [.

Morocco
Somagec, Eiffage and Archirodon chase Dakhla port project

The battle for the estimated 10.2-billion-dirham contract to build the future port of Dakhla Atlantique has begun. On December 3, [...]