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.

ONEE strengthens cooperation with Europe for electricity supplies

In order to meet the growing demand for electricity, Morocco plans to build on future connections with Spain and Portugal. Technical negotiations are being conducted on the Moroccan side by the National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water.

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.

The New Guard
Kenya, Morocco, Ivory Coast

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

KenyaDeraso Dokhole, defender of refugees

MoroccoYoussef Agoumi, leading figure in cybersecurity

Ivory CoastKimany Tayoro, up-and-coming Abidjan influencer

Japanese cigarette giant JTI authorised to start production

Japan Tobacco International will be able to compete with its main rival in the kingdom, the British company Imperial Brands, which owns Société Marocaine des Tabacs.

Bourita pushing to the end to win AU deputy chair for kingdom

The foreign minister is increasing his meetings to push the kingdom's candidate for the AU Commission's deputy chair and was in Rwanda at the start of February to try to gain President Paul Kagame's support.

King's nephew Moulay Idriss Filali recruits university classmate to Ismo Invest

At the end of 2024, the son of Lalla Meryem and Fouad Filali appointed Meriam Afitou, a former university friend, as head of his holding company Ismo Invest.

Chinese textile giant Sunrise reassesses investment in the kingdom

The Chinese group has scaled back its project in the kingdom. The company's president, however, is currently in Morocco to take part in the official launch.

Azura recruits its future chief strategist

Faced with the recent cancellation of the agricultural agreements between Morocco and the EU, Azura is looking for a right-hand man to assist its chairman. In particular, the group is looking to set its sights on the African continent.

Behind the setting-up of FIFA's new North and West Africa hub

FIFA's new Africa office will open in September in Salé, near Rabat. The kingdom is fully supporting it.

French Justice Minister Darmanin to visit the kingdom

Gérald Darmanin, France's justice minister, will travel to Morocco in mid-February for a two-day visit. A meeting with Moroccan Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi has already been confirmed.

Fouad Ali El Himma key to patching up problems between Rabat and Abu Dhabi

The king's adviser Fouad Ali El Himma is taking an active role in improving economic relations with the UAE, at a time when promises of investment in the kingdom are slow to materialise.

Troubled Forafric owner Yariv Elbaz turns to his old CEO

After several years of alarming results, flour milling giant Forafric has just recruited its former CEO to try to get things back on track. The group is also getting rid of certain assets that have been problematic for its balance sheet.

US mining trader IMI enters the Moroccan market

Morocco's National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water has decided to supply its Mohammedia and Jerada thermal power stations with steam coal, mainly from the US trader International Materials. The Swiss company Bulk Trading has also won a tender.

Far-right French MP Chenu favourite to chair France-Morocco Friendship Group

While Marine Le Pen's name was initially rumoured, Sébastien Chenu, another MP from the country's far-right party, is now set to head the France-Morocco group in the French Assembly.

French Senate president due in disputed Western Sahara in February

"Friend of Morocco" Gérard Larcher will visit the contested territory in the south of the kingdom next month to check on the progress of development projects.