Mohammed VI

Morocco
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.

Morocco
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.

Palace Intrigues
Denis Sassou-Nguesso, Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Lalla Hasnaa

Intrigues big and small – every Thursday, Africa Intelligence takes a peek into the corridors of power in Africa and beyond.

CongoGabon's Freemasons let Sassou play host

GabonOligui Nguema's half-brother offers Fally Ipupa concert for festive season

MoroccoMohammed VI's sister, Lalla Hasnaa, offended by French absences at diplomatic gala

Morocco
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.

Morocco
Parisian PR firm MGH Partners launches in Casablanca

A subsidiary of MGH Partners is due to be set up in the Casablanca Finance City business park, situated in the kingdom's economic capital.

Morocco
King's nephew partners with influential Israeli family to bolster his business

Moulay Idriss Filali, whose mother is King Mohammed VI's elder sister, is gradually expanding his economic empire. With help from the Anglo-Israeli Schimmel family, he now plans to strengthen his shared workspace rental interests.

Morocco
Former Lazard executive launches investment bank in the kingdom

Amine Bakhti, who has managed the portfolios of major Moroccan clients at Rothschild & Co, has decided to strike out on his own.

Morocco
Shipowners tired of waiting for merchant navy assessment

Moroccan shipowners have been waiting since July for US firm BCG to deliver a report ordered by the Ministry of Transport. One of their key concerns is how ship orders will be financed.

Morocco
President of French National Assembly due in Rabat

Yaël Braun-Pivet, is due to make an official visit from 11 to 13 December.

Morocco
VIPs in short supply at Cercle Eugène Delacroix anniversary event

The 10th anniversary of the Cercle Eugène Delacroix, a Franco-Moroccan friendship group for elected politicians, was supposed to mark the resumption of its activities following the recent reconciliation between France and Morocco. But the opportunity was missed.

Morocco
Under pressure, Royal Air Maroc seeks strategy consultant

RAM is making improvements ahead of the 2030 World Cup. The airline is studying proposals from strategy consultancies in response to two invitations to tender issued at the end of the summer.