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Morocco
Royal Mansour Academy aims to provide workforce for Mohammed VI's luxury hotels

The king plans to invest more than €20m to build a hotel school in Salé. It will be managed in partnership with the prestigious Ferrandi Paris hospitality school and its goal is to provide his luxury hotels with qualified workers.

Subscribers only Business 15.10.2021

The luxury Royal Mansour hotel in Marrakesh.

Morocco
Moulay Hafid Elalamy to step into influential royal adviser role

The man who served as the Moroccoan minister of industry and trade until the formation of Akhannouch's government on 7 October will continue to exert control as adviser to King Mohammed VI. The billionnaire can now also devote more time to his holding company Saham.

Subscribers only Politics 13.10.2021

Former Moroccan Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy Moulay Hafid Elalamy

Morocco
In Dakhla, Akhannouch, Benjelloun and Windvision are powering a secret wind turbine project

Shortly before becoming prime minister, Aziz Akhannouch launched a major wind power project in Dakhla, Western Sahara. To create this 200MW wind farm, his company Green of Africa, co-owned with the banker Othman Benjelloun, has embarked on an ambitious project with Belgian-Dutch company Windvision.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 12.10.2021

Morocco
Mohammed VI hesitates over Madrid, Berlin, Brussels and Paris embassies

The King of Morocco may leave several of his embassies without ambassadors, as a sign that diplomatic tensions still abound.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 07.10.2021

Morocco
After European Court defeat, employers' group sends Lemseffer and Open2Europe on lobbying mission

The Moroccan employers' organisation CGEM is firing on all cylinders after the cancellation of two trade agreements with the European Union. CGEM's pointwoman for EU affairs, Abir Lemseffer, an acolyte of Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, has hired PR firm Open2Europe to craft Morocco's response.

Subscribers only Business 06.10.2021

Morocco
PwC, Calia and Tilia devise electricity and water distribution big bang

The three consulting firms have helped Morocco's interior ministry plan "regional multiservice companies" to replace public and private water and electricity boards and state energy and water board ONEE. Foreign operators, led by Veolia and Suez, are keeping a close eye on the matter.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 04.10.2021

Technicians from Lydec, the private water and electricity operator in Casablanca, supervising the construction of a new city sewer in May 2020.

Morocco
Telecoms regulator's 5G plans squeezed between Huawei and US pressure

The Moroccan telecommunications authority ANRT will be hard pressed to ignore alarm signals from all sides about the dominance of the Chinese group's products in Morocco when drafting its roadmap for the rollout of a 5G network.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 29.09.2021

Morocco
Troubled Noor PV II solar project lands on new PM's desk

The 400-MW solar farm project, backed by the Masen sustainable energy agency, is at the heart of a muted row between the agency and the energy ministry. The situation will have to be resolved quickly by the new prime minister Aziz Akhannouch, who is himself involved via his company Green of Africa.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 24.09.2021

Morocco
Mohammed VI ensures continuity in Sahara and Washington with General El Farouk

Belkhir El Farouk, the new commander of Morocco's Royal Armed Forces, will continue in his role as commander of the southern zone, where he has met with success. The general is also a key figure in defence cooperation with Washington.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.09.2021

General Belkhir El Farouk (left), with General Andrew M. Rohling (US Army Southern European Task) during the African Lion exercises on 7 June 2021.

Guinea, Morocco
Worried Rabat keeps close eye on Managem and other Moroccan interests in post-putsch Conakry

The fall of Alpha Condé, one of Mohammed VI's most reliable allies in West Africa, has caught Morocco off guard and fuelled concerns about its many assets and interests in Guinea.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.09.2021

Morocco
Aziz Akhannouch has abundance of choice for new inner circle of advisers

The newly elected prime minister is deciding who to appoint as his closest advisers and aides. He will be able to draw from his team at the agriculture ministry and from his Akwa holding company and the RNI party, which are already largely merged.

Subscribers only Politics 16.09.2021

The new Moroccan prime minister Aziz Akhannouch.

Israel, Morocco
Tel Aviv may help Rabat build kamikaze drone sector

The latest step in Rabat's breathless rapprochement with Israel's defence industry is Morocco's plan to set up a domestic sector to develop suicide drones, devices that are relatively easy to build and have devastating consequences.

Free access Defence, Business 15.09.2021

Algeria
Lamamra's robust diplomacy aims to regain initiative on Sahel, Libya, Sahara

The foreign minister's major diplomatic reshuffle is aimed at restoring Algeria's pre-eminence in the Sahel and in the handling of the crisis in Libya, where arch rival Morocco is trying to muscle in.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 09.09.2021

Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra.

Morocco
Mohammed VI snubs Merkel's latest Compact with Africa

Despite signs of a détente at the end of July, relations between Morocco and Germany remain frosty.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.09.2021

Angela Merkel with several African heads of state at the third edition of the Compact with Africa meeting in Berlin on 27 August.

Algeria, Morocco
Mohammed VI ropes in Mohamed bin Salman to mend Algiers rift

Following the breakdown of diplomatic relations with Algiers, Rabat has asked for Saudi Arabia's help in representing its interests with its neighbour. The Saudi crown prince is also keen to mediate between both countries.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.09.2021

Morocco's King Mohammed VI and Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman.

Djibouti, Morocco
IOG sends his trade minister to Casablanca for training

Mohamed Warsama Dirieh will travel to Rabat and Casablanca on 6 and 7 September at the head of a small delegation of business leaders.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 01.09.2021

Morocco
EDF's Noor Midelt solar plant still shrouded in clouds

The ONEE has still not signed the power purchase agreements needed to launch the vast solar power park that EDF Renouvelables has been hired to build for Morocco's sustainable energy agency Masen. Several executives of the French group in charge of the file recently left the firm.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 30.08.2021

Algeria
Algiers discreetly prepared its partners for its break-up with Rabat

In the months prior to Algeria's unexpected announcement on 24 August that it was breaking off diplomatic ties with Morocco, its security chiefs were in regular contact with their foreign partners. They detailed to them their complaints about Morocco and accused it of encouraging two of Algeria's leading opposition movements to form an alliance.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.08.2021

Algeria's foreign minister Ramtane Lamamra speaks during a news conference in Algiers, August 24, 2021.

Algeria, United States
Tebboune gradually turns away from Biden

Joe Biden's nomination of a new ambassador to Algiers has done little to weaken Algeria's growing ties with Russia, with which it has signed several arms deals while letting go of a lobbying contract in the US.

Free access Diplomacy 20.08.2021

Tunisia
Djerba bridge project rekindled ahead of OIF summit

Four months before the highly-anticipated OIF summit in Djerba in November, Kamel Doukh has revived the project to build a second bridge to the island.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 19.08.2021

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

Mohammed VI

Morocco
Royal Mansour Academy aims to provide workforce for Mohammed VI's luxury hotels

Morocco
Moulay Hafid Elalamy to step into influential royal adviser role

Morocco
In Dakhla, Akhannouch, Benjelloun and Windvision are powering a secret wind turbine project

Morocco
Mohammed VI hesitates over Madrid, Berlin, Brussels and Paris embassies

Morocco
After European Court defeat, employers' group sends Lemseffer and Open2Europe on lobbying mission

Morocco
PwC, Calia and Tilia devise electricity and water distribution big bang

Morocco
Telecoms regulator's 5G plans squeezed between Huawei and US pressure

Morocco
Troubled Noor PV II solar project lands on new PM's desk

Morocco
Mohammed VI ensures continuity in Sahara and Washington with General El Farouk

Guinea, Morocco
Worried Rabat keeps close eye on Managem and other Moroccan interests in post-putsch Conakry

Morocco
Aziz Akhannouch has abundance of choice for new inner circle of advisers

Israel, Morocco
Tel Aviv may help Rabat build kamikaze drone sector

Algeria
Lamamra's robust diplomacy aims to regain initiative on Sahel, Libya, Sahara

Morocco
Mohammed VI snubs Merkel's latest Compact with Africa

Algeria, Morocco
Mohammed VI ropes in Mohamed bin Salman to mend Algiers rift

Djibouti, Morocco
IOG sends his trade minister to Casablanca for training

Morocco
EDF's Noor Midelt solar plant still shrouded in clouds

Algeria
Algiers discreetly prepared its partners for its break-up with Rabat

Algeria, United States
Tebboune gradually turns away from Biden

Tunisia
Djerba bridge project rekindled ahead of OIF summit

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Mohammed VI

Morocco Royal Mansour Academy aims to provide workforce for Mohammed VI's luxury hotels

Morocco Moulay Hafid Elalamy to step into influential royal adviser role

Morocco In Dakhla, Akhannouch, Benjelloun and Windvision are powering a secret wind turbine project

Morocco Mohammed VI hesitates over Madrid, Berlin, Brussels and Paris embassies

Morocco After European Court defeat, employers' group sends Lemseffer and Open2Europe on lobbying mission

Morocco PwC, Calia and Tilia devise electricity and water distribution big bang

Morocco Telecoms regulator's 5G plans squeezed between Huawei and US pressure

Morocco Troubled Noor PV II solar project lands on new PM's desk

Morocco Mohammed VI ensures continuity in Sahara and Washington with General El Farouk

Guinea, Morocco Worried Rabat keeps close eye on Managem and other Moroccan interests in post-putsch Conakry

Morocco Aziz Akhannouch has abundance of choice for new inner circle of advisers

Israel, Morocco Tel Aviv may help Rabat build kamikaze drone sector

Algeria Lamamra's robust diplomacy aims to regain initiative on Sahel, Libya, Sahara

Morocco Mohammed VI snubs Merkel's latest Compact with Africa

Algeria, Morocco Mohammed VI ropes in Mohamed bin Salman to mend Algiers rift

Djibouti, Morocco IOG sends his trade minister to Casablanca for training

Morocco EDF's Noor Midelt solar plant still shrouded in clouds

Algeria Algiers discreetly prepared its partners for its break-up with Rabat

Algeria, United States Tebboune gradually turns away from Biden

Tunisia Djerba bridge project rekindled ahead of OIF summit

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Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Mali, Senegal, Togo
The secrets of Demex, the trader selling Russian oil in West Africa

Morocco
Royal Mansour Academy aims to provide workforce for Mohammed VI's luxury hotels

Morocco
Moulay Hafid Elalamy to step into influential royal adviser role

Morocco
In Dakhla, Akhannouch, Benjelloun and Windvision are powering a secret wind turbine project

Morocco
Mohammed VI hesitates over Madrid, Berlin, Brussels and Paris embassies

Morocco
After European Court defeat, employers' group sends Lemseffer and Open2Europe on lobbying mission

Morocco
PwC, Calia and Tilia devise electricity and water distribution big bang

Morocco
Telecoms regulator's 5G plans squeezed between Huawei and US pressure

Morocco
Troubled Noor PV II solar project lands on new PM's desk

Morocco
Mohammed VI ensures continuity in Sahara and Washington with General El Farouk

Guinea, Morocco
Worried Rabat keeps close eye on Managem and other Moroccan interests in post-putsch Conakry

Morocco
Aziz Akhannouch has abundance of choice for new inner circle of advisers

Israel, Morocco
Tel Aviv may help Rabat build kamikaze drone sector

Algeria
Lamamra's robust diplomacy aims to regain initiative on Sahel, Libya, Sahara

Morocco
Mohammed VI snubs Merkel's latest Compact with Africa

Algeria, Morocco
Mohammed VI ropes in Mohamed bin Salman to mend Algiers rift

Djibouti, Morocco
IOG sends his trade minister to Casablanca for training

Morocco
EDF's Noor Midelt solar plant still shrouded in clouds

Algeria
Algiers discreetly prepared its partners for its break-up with Rabat

Algeria, United States
Tebboune gradually turns away from Biden

Tunisia
Djerba bridge project rekindled ahead of OIF summit