In Focus | Morocco
In the king's shadow, Prince Moulay El Hassan's path to the throne

Morocco
Close to the palace, MMA fighter Ottman Azaitar moves into real estate

Having kept a relatively low profile in the business world until now, apart from a failed venture in 2021, the youngest of the Azaitar brothers is buying land in the country by partnering with a textile entrepreneur.

Morocco
Nexus Core Systems buys land from king's sister

The US AI infrastructure company has just purchased a plot from Mohammed VI’s elder sister, Lalla Meryem, in Nouaceur, near Casablanca, with a view to building a data centre.

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Comoros, Rwanda

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

Ivory CoastBabel Balsomi, an "ethical" hacker promoting cybersecurity

ComorosRafik Ahamada, standard-bearer for the student cause

RwandaRegis Rugemanshuro, the technocrat with big ambitions for social security

Morocco
Mohammed VI returns to Cairo

While visiting Paris, the King of Morocco travelled to the Egyptian capital to take another visit of the Grand Egyptian Museum, thus fuelling his own ambitions to develop museums in his country.