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Phosphates

A key agricultural input, phosphates are mainly produced and sold in Africa by Morocco's OCP. Numerous other companies have begun producing, transforming and selling phosphates, whether these are public (Compagnie des phosphates de Gafsa, Societe nationale des phosphates du Togo (SNPT) or private, Foskor and soon Kropz and Great Quest Fertilizer.

Ivory Coast
Economy minister backs major Gulf-Africa event in Abidjan

With the full support of Nialé Kaba, Gravitas Sovereign and Strategic Advisory is working to hold the event with the Gulf Cooperation Council in Abidjan next February.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 20.03.2025

Spotlight | Libya, Morocco
Washington rows back on financial aid for North Africa

In dismantling USAID, the United States has effectively torn up its pledges of development aid for Morocco and Libya. But cooperation on security issues is set to continue.

Subscribers only Defence 07.03.2025

Former USAID Administrator Samantha Power in Washington, DC, on 27 February 2025.

Algeria
Sonatrach's delicate increase in gas production

Algeria's state-owned energy firm has steadily increased gas production since the easing of the Covid-19 pandemic. But it is worried about reserves and hopes that exploiting the country's vast shale gas resources will resolve the problem.

Subscribers only Energy 04.03.2025

A Sonatrach gas site in Ouargla, near Hassi Messaoud, Algeria on 22 February 2023.

Morocco
Royal holding company Al Mada to open its gigafactory in June

The giant Cobco plant will produce 120,000 tonnes per year of cathode components for batteries used in electric vehicles.

Subscribers only Business 28.02.2025

Morocco
Macron dispatches Mestrallet to Rabat to champion French firms for energy projects

Former Engie CEO Gérard Mestrallet just visited Morocco to oversee the agreement on the energy partnership between Paris and Rabat. Given the overhaul of the Moroccan electricity sector, Paris intends to establish itself as a privileged partner in the kingdom.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 26.02.2025

Former Engie CEO Gérard Mestrallet in Rabat, Morocco, on 29 October 2024.

Morocco
Attijariwafa Bank to set up shop in Kenya

Well established in West Africa, the leading Moroccan bank is now looking to expand its footprint on the continent, starting with Nairobi.

Subscribers only Finance 25.02.2025

Morocco
New Zniber generation to take over family empire

The wealthy French-Moroccan Zniber family is speeding up the handover of its financially troubled food giant, Diana Holding. The two eldest siblings, Leyth and Diana, are the chief legatees.

Subscribers only Commodity traders, Business 18.02.2025

Kenya, Morocco
Ruto set to visit Rabat after Ramadan

The meeting between Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and his Kenyan counterpart Musalia Mudavadi on the fringes of the annual AU gathering has put a bilateral visit back on the agenda.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 14.02.2025

Sahel
Pentagon brings together experts to brainstorm Sahel situation

A seminar focused on security threats in Africa was organised in New York by the US Department of Defense during the week of 20 to 24 January.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 30.01.2025

Morocco
Akhannouch awards Safi-Marrakech water highway section to Moroccan consortium

Valued at some 5bn dirhams, the interconnection project between OCP's desalination plant in Safi and Marrakech was submitted to the prime minister's office on 17 January. Leading the project are Somagec, SGTM and two Moroccan water companies.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 22.01.2025

The OCP desalination plant in Safi, Morocco, 23 July 2024.

Kenya
Ruto pins hopes on Russia to relaunch his Eldoret fertiliser factory

Already looking ahead to the 2027 elections, the Kenyan president made a series of promises to sugar cane growers and their local political representatives during a visit to his stronghold in early January.

Subscribers only Politics, Business 21.01.2025

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov with President William Ruto in Nairobi, Kenya, 29 May 2023.

Morocco
India makes timid foray into Morocco's mining sector

A $10m mining investment project, led by an Indian junior whose name has not been disclosed, is about to be launched to explore a fluorite deposit at Jebel Tirhemi near Oujda in northern Morocco.

Subscribers only Business 20.12.2024

South Africa
Anglo American to slash workforce in platinum and diamond sectors

Anglo American Platinum has begun consultations with its South African employees on a plan to restructure in Johannesburg and envisages cutting some 200 jobs.

Subscribers only Mining 11.12.2024

Morocco
OCP hopes to outdo ONEE on Casablanca-Dakhla high-voltage line

The Moroccan phosphate leader wants to build a power line between Casablanca and Western Sahara, but must make up for delays from the national bureau of water and electricity.

Subscribers only Energy 18.11.2024

Morocco
EBRD to grant OCP Group €208m loan

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is due to formalise a loan for the world leader in phosphate production. These funds will help the company combat drought, a growing problem across the kingdom's industrial sector.

Subscribers only Business 13.11.2024

Morocco
Engie promotes French culture minister's niece to strengthen rapport with Rabat

Now an official partner of Morocco's OCP and Nareva, Engie has appointed Sanaa Nahla to head its institutional relations in Casablanca. Nahla has 15 years experience at the French energy firm and is also French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati's niece.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 12.11.2024

Morocco
OCP and Engie set sights on joint giant green hydrogen plant

The new partnership between OCP and Engie is a major step forward in energy cooperation between Morocco and France, and the two national powerhouses are already looking for a site for a future green hydrogen production plant.

Subscribers only Energy 05.11.2024

French president Emmanuel Macron and King Mohammed VI of Morocco during a signing ceremony in the Royal Palace in Rabat on 28 October 2024.

Spotlight | Morocco
Paris lobbies for green hydrogen mega-project with help from Driss Benhima

French company MGH Energy, backed by former Royal Air Maroc boss Driss Benhima, is pulling out all the stops to get the Moroccan renewable energy agency to approve a €5bn project to produce e-fuel in the disputed territory of Western Sahara.

Subscribers only Energy 28.10.2024

Former Royal Air Maroc CEO Driss Benhima, in June 2022.

India, Tunisia
Tunis and New Delhi strive to revive flailing cooperation

The promise of closer economic ties made in 2017 never materialised, despite the presence of several major Indian companies in the country.

Subscribers only Business 23.10.2024

Inner circles | Morocco
Christophe Lecourtier, the well-connected ambassador tasked with reconciling Rabat and Paris

Good connections within the French right and Franco-Moroccan business circles have helped the French ambassador gain acceptance in the country he professes to love, despite past tensions between Paris and Rabat. He is now seen as the lynchpin of their rapprochement, particularly on Western Sahara.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.10.2024

The French ambassador to Rabat, Christophe Lecourtier, in Paris in November 2022.

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Cameroon, Central African Republic
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Senegal
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Phosphates

Ivory Coast
Economy minister backs major Gulf-Africa event in Abidjan

Spotlight | Libya, Morocco
Washington rows back on financial aid for North Africa

Algeria
Sonatrach's delicate increase in gas production

Morocco
Royal holding company Al Mada to open its gigafactory in June

Morocco
Macron dispatches Mestrallet to Rabat to champion French firms for energy projects

Morocco
Attijariwafa Bank to set up shop in Kenya

Morocco
New Zniber generation to take over family empire

Kenya, Morocco
Ruto set to visit Rabat after Ramadan

Sahel
Pentagon brings together experts to brainstorm Sahel situation

Morocco
Akhannouch awards Safi-Marrakech water highway section to Moroccan consortium

Kenya
Ruto pins hopes on Russia to relaunch his Eldoret fertiliser factory

Morocco
India makes timid foray into Morocco's mining sector

South Africa
Anglo American to slash workforce in platinum and diamond sectors

Morocco
OCP hopes to outdo ONEE on Casablanca-Dakhla high-voltage line

Morocco
EBRD to grant OCP Group €208m loan

Morocco
Engie promotes French culture minister's niece to strengthen rapport with Rabat

Morocco
OCP and Engie set sights on joint giant green hydrogen plant

Spotlight | Morocco
Paris lobbies for green hydrogen mega-project with help from Driss Benhima

India, Tunisia
Tunis and New Delhi strive to revive flailing cooperation

Inner circles | Morocco
Christophe Lecourtier, the well-connected ambassador tasked with reconciling Rabat and Paris

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West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

Makhzen Inc. or the ever more prosperous business empire of Mohammed VI's entourage

Phosphates

Ivory Coast Economy minister backs major Gulf-Africa event in Abidjan

Spotlight | Libya, Morocco Washington rows back on financial aid for North Africa

Algeria Sonatrach's delicate increase in gas production

Morocco Royal holding company Al Mada to open its gigafactory in June

Morocco Macron dispatches Mestrallet to Rabat to champion French firms for energy projects

Morocco Attijariwafa Bank to set up shop in Kenya

Morocco New Zniber generation to take over family empire

Kenya, Morocco Ruto set to visit Rabat after Ramadan

Sahel Pentagon brings together experts to brainstorm Sahel situation

Morocco Akhannouch awards Safi-Marrakech water highway section to Moroccan consortium

Kenya Ruto pins hopes on Russia to relaunch his Eldoret fertiliser factory

Morocco India makes timid foray into Morocco's mining sector

South Africa Anglo American to slash workforce in platinum and diamond sectors

Morocco OCP hopes to outdo ONEE on Casablanca-Dakhla high-voltage line

Morocco EBRD to grant OCP Group €208m loan

Morocco Engie promotes French culture minister's niece to strengthen rapport with Rabat

Morocco OCP and Engie set sights on joint giant green hydrogen plant

Spotlight | Morocco Paris lobbies for green hydrogen mega-project with help from Driss Benhima

India, Tunisia Tunis and New Delhi strive to revive flailing cooperation

Inner circles | Morocco Christophe Lecourtier, the well-connected ambassador tasked with reconciling Rabat and Paris

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Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Senegal
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Ivory Coast
Economy minister backs major Gulf-Africa event in Abidjan

Spotlight | Libya, Morocco
Washington rows back on financial aid for North Africa

Algeria
Sonatrach's delicate increase in gas production

Morocco
Royal holding company Al Mada to open its gigafactory in June

Morocco
Macron dispatches Mestrallet to Rabat to champion French firms for energy projects

Morocco
Attijariwafa Bank to set up shop in Kenya

Morocco
New Zniber generation to take over family empire

Kenya, Morocco
Ruto set to visit Rabat after Ramadan

Sahel
Pentagon brings together experts to brainstorm Sahel situation

Morocco
Akhannouch awards Safi-Marrakech water highway section to Moroccan consortium

Kenya
Ruto pins hopes on Russia to relaunch his Eldoret fertiliser factory

Morocco
India makes timid foray into Morocco's mining sector

South Africa
Anglo American to slash workforce in platinum and diamond sectors

Morocco
OCP hopes to outdo ONEE on Casablanca-Dakhla high-voltage line

Morocco
EBRD to grant OCP Group €208m loan

Morocco
Engie promotes French culture minister's niece to strengthen rapport with Rabat

Morocco
OCP and Engie set sights on joint giant green hydrogen plant

Spotlight | Morocco
Paris lobbies for green hydrogen mega-project with help from Driss Benhima

India, Tunisia
Tunis and New Delhi strive to revive flailing cooperation

Inner circles | Morocco
Christophe Lecourtier, the well-connected ambassador tasked with reconciling Rabat and Paris