Morocco
Veolia and Suez pray for Macron Morocco trip to resolve Lydec deal

Morocco
Veolia at risk of financial sanctions over Lydec sale

Veolia will be unable to meet the 3 November deadline set by the Moroccan Competition Council (CDC) compelling it to sell Lydec to the “new Suez”. Beyond this date, the company could face financial sanctions from the CDC.

Spotlight | Morocco
French giants shiver as Rabat-Paris relations remain icy

French companies such as Veolia, Alstom and BNP Paris are struggling in Morocco against a backdrop of diplomatic tensions and have been forced to cut back their activities.

Palace Intrigues
Emmanuel Macron, Tidjane Thiam, Mohammed VI

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France/Cameroon Emmanuel Macron's agenda in Yaoundé

Ivory Coast Ex-banker Tidjane Thiam soon in Abidjan

Morocco/France Mohammed VI and Macron fail to meet

Tunisia
SCET and Suez clean up in privatisation of wastewater management

Segor, co-owned by the Tunisian engineering firm SCET and the French utility giant Suez, has emerged as the big winner after the state decided to outsource the management of its sanitation facilities.

Morocco
Nareva and Suez soon united for Casablanca desalination plant bid

An alliance between Mohammed VI's Nareva and French water specialist the "new Suez" could help the Moroccan electricity producer add 'national water and irrigation leader' to its name.

Morocco
CDG and RMA Watanya tempted to bail out amid Lydec takeover

Casablanca's water and electricity supplier is the subject of a tender offer within the framework of the Suez-Veolia merger, which will result in it becoming part of the new Suez entity controlled by Meridiam and GIP.