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Morocco
Banker to the royal family, Mohamed Benslimane, takes a seat at utility Lydec

The head of Advisory & Finance Group and husband of Mohammed VI's cousin Lalla Zineb is joining the board of the Casablanca water and power utility controlled by French water and waste management group Suez.

Subscribers only Business 28.06.2021

Inner circles | Morocco
Mohammed VI Polytechnique: a stepping-stone to the crown prince's future court

Moulay Hassan's enrolment into the university served as a royal blessing for OCP boss Mostafa Terrab's pride and joy. The institute is on the way to becoming a nursery for the future royal entourage, or Makhzen.

Subscribers only Politics 25.06.2021

The Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P).

Morocco, Sahel
Morocco looks to get more involved in Mali via Transition Support Group and the African Union

Morocco has been invited for the first time time to take part in the meetings of the Mali Transition Support Group and is trying to get more involved in Malian affairs at the African Union.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 22.06.2021

Morocco
Royal pilot Fouad Boutayeb eases off RAM throttle

Royal Air Maroc operations director Fouad Boutayeb has resigned from the presidency of two of the airline's subsidiaries: RAM Handling and Casa Aero.

Subscribers only Business 11.06.2021

Morocco
Madrid and Berlin extend olive branch as Rabat quietly backpedals

On the back foot in the face of Rabat's aggressive diplomacy and the prospect of security cooperation being curtailed, the German chancellor Angela Merkel and the Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez have been actively seeking to defuse tensions.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 10.06.2021

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Morocco
Bidders not lighting up over Masen's 400 MW photovoltaic power stations

After the costly concentrated solar power station in Ouarzazate, which led to a legal investigation into CEO Mustapha Bakkoury, the Masen solar power agency has moved onto photovoltaic solar panels. But candidates for Noor PV II are not convinced.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 10.06.2021

Morocco
Suez tasks former French rail chief with troubleshooting its ailing Casablanca utility

The world's biggest private water provider is keen for its Casablanca subsidiary Lydec to extend its municipal contract until 2027. It has given ex-SNCF boss Guillaume Pepy the job of ironing out disputes with the city council and the interior ministry.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 08.06.2021

In Focus | Morocco
From Western Sahara to broadcasting, royal adviser El Himma in sole charge at the Palace

Mohammed VI's political adviser Fouad Ali El Himma beat the king's foreign affairs advisers to the punch when he initiated the confrontational approach currently being taken by Morocco on Western Sahara. He is also set to outflank his great rival, the king's private secretary Mounir El Majidi, on reforming the TV broadcasting sector.

Subscribers only Politics 07.06.2021

Fouad Ali El Himma, during the reception offered to King Mohammed VI by Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Kigali, October 19, 2016.

Morocco
Maroc Fruit Board provides digital supply chain for Mohammed VI's orange exports

Maroc Fruit Board, the largest group of Moroccan agricultural exporters, has signed a partnership with start-up Kourtim, base in Agadir, to develop a real time shipment tracker.

Subscribers only Business 02.06.2021

Morocco
Royal adviser El Himma takes control of TV sector via 2M and Medi 1 TV nationalisation

Through his henchmen, Mohammed VI's political adviser Fouad Ali El Himma has taken charge of the takeover of the 2M and Medi 1 TV channels by public sector broadcasting group SNRT. And he has managed to put one of his supporters in charge of public relations at the interior ministry.

Subscribers only Business 01.06.2021

Morocco
Mohammed VI delays arrival of UN special envoy to Western Sahara

Rabat has no issues with Staffan de Mistura, whom the UN secretary-general has designated as his envoy to Western Sahara. But the Morocccan king is playing for time in the hope of achieving further victories in the disputed territory.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 26.05.2021

Staffan de Mistura is waiting to be appointed UN Special Envoy to Western Sahara.

Africa
French employers' group plans Francophone business summit with Ouattara, Sall and Mohammed VI

MEDEF, the largest employer federation in France, is hoping to bag some big names for a mini-summit on the economies of French-speaking states scheduled to take place in Paris in August.

Subscribers only Business 26.05.2021

Morocco
Mohammed VI still on the lookout for a chief lobbyist in Washington

Morocco is taking its time to find the right person to coordinate its influence networks in the US. Meanwhile, Mohammed VI's cousin and ambassador Lalla Joumala Alaoui has kept close ties with the Republican Party and with the controversial lobbyist Richard Smotkin.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 24.05.2021

Morocco
Boulgoute attempts double bluff for 'diplomatic city', cites Marriott deal, Bourita approval

For his next luxury real estate project on the outskirts of Rabat, entrepreneur Rahal Boulgoute has been talking up a partnership with the hotel chain Marriott and a deal with the ministry of foreign affairs, though neither of these have confirmed their end of the bargain.

Subscribers only Business 19.05.2021

Morocco
Rabat ignores Merkel's olive branch

Hawkish Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita has not replied to an invitation to attend a June conference on Libya in Berlin. He has also delayed the appointment of a new German ambassador to Rabat.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 18.05.2021

German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Marrakesh, Morocco, in December 2018.

Morocco
Boomerang Communication to drum up voter turnout again

The advertising agency Boomerang Communication, owned by Jamal Benkhadra, brother of the former minister of energy Amina Benkhadra, will run a campaign to mobilise voters ahead of the 8 September general elections.

Subscribers only Business 17.05.2021

Morocco
Crisis? What crisis? Al Mada rides Covid storm to record profits

Later this month the royal holding company will present glowing 2020 figures at a shareholders' annual general meeting, with unprecedented net profits and generous dividends.

Subscribers only Business 13.05.2021

Morocco
Moroccan leader Avant-Scène sails past devastated events industry

Moroccan events guru Myriam Abikzer's agency Avant-Scène will be orchestrating the World Tourism Organization's annual meeting in November in Marrakech and is tipped to also oversee the World Bank and the IMF's get-together in 2022.

Subscribers only Business 06.05.2021

Miryam Abikzer, CEO of Avant-Scène events group.

Ethiopia, Morocco, Tanzania
Ambassador to Ethiopia Nezha Alaoui to carry on with same policy in Tanzania

After helping Morocco's return to the African Union, Mohammed VI's star ambassador Nezha Alaoui M'hammdi will continue to push for recognition of the country's sovereignty over Western Sahara from her new post in Dar es Salaam.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 03.05.2021

Morocco
Rabat rejects Eiffage's Dakhla port bid in a diplomatic tit for tat over Western Sahara

Morocco is furious about France's refusal to recognise its sovereignty over the Western Sahara and has retaliated by elimininating French construction group Eiffage from the bidding for the contract to build the port of Dakhla Atlantique in the contested territory.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 30.04.2021

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
Banker to the royal family, Mohamed Benslimane, takes a seat at utility Lydec

Inner circles | Morocco
Mohammed VI Polytechnique: a stepping-stone to the crown prince's future court

Morocco, Sahel
Morocco looks to get more involved in Mali via Transition Support Group and the African Union

Morocco
Royal pilot Fouad Boutayeb eases off RAM throttle

Morocco
Madrid and Berlin extend olive branch as Rabat quietly backpedals

Morocco
Bidders not lighting up over Masen's 400 MW photovoltaic power stations

Morocco
Suez tasks former French rail chief with troubleshooting its ailing Casablanca utility

In Focus | Morocco
From Western Sahara to broadcasting, royal adviser El Himma in sole charge at the Palace

Morocco
Maroc Fruit Board provides digital supply chain for Mohammed VI's orange exports

Morocco
Royal adviser El Himma takes control of TV sector via 2M and Medi 1 TV nationalisation

Morocco
Mohammed VI delays arrival of UN special envoy to Western Sahara

Africa
French employers' group plans Francophone business summit with Ouattara, Sall and Mohammed VI

Morocco
Mohammed VI still on the lookout for a chief lobbyist in Washington

Morocco
Boulgoute attempts double bluff for 'diplomatic city', cites Marriott deal, Bourita approval

Morocco
Rabat ignores Merkel's olive branch

Morocco
Boomerang Communication to drum up voter turnout again

Morocco
Crisis? What crisis? Al Mada rides Covid storm to record profits

Morocco
Moroccan leader Avant-Scène sails past devastated events industry

Ethiopia, Morocco, Tanzania
Ambassador to Ethiopia Nezha Alaoui to carry on with same policy in Tanzania

Morocco
Rabat rejects Eiffage's Dakhla port bid in a diplomatic tit for tat over Western Sahara

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Mohammed VI

Morocco Banker to the royal family, Mohamed Benslimane, takes a seat at utility Lydec

Inner circles | Morocco Mohammed VI Polytechnique: a stepping-stone to the crown prince's future court

Morocco, Sahel Morocco looks to get more involved in Mali via Transition Support Group and the African Union

Morocco Royal pilot Fouad Boutayeb eases off RAM throttle

Morocco Madrid and Berlin extend olive branch as Rabat quietly backpedals

Morocco Bidders not lighting up over Masen's 400 MW photovoltaic power stations

Morocco Suez tasks former French rail chief with troubleshooting its ailing Casablanca utility

In Focus | Morocco From Western Sahara to broadcasting, royal adviser El Himma in sole charge at the Palace

Morocco Maroc Fruit Board provides digital supply chain for Mohammed VI's orange exports

Morocco Royal adviser El Himma takes control of TV sector via 2M and Medi 1 TV nationalisation

Morocco Mohammed VI delays arrival of UN special envoy to Western Sahara

Africa French employers' group plans Francophone business summit with Ouattara, Sall and Mohammed VI

Morocco Mohammed VI still on the lookout for a chief lobbyist in Washington

Morocco Boulgoute attempts double bluff for 'diplomatic city', cites Marriott deal, Bourita approval

Morocco Rabat ignores Merkel's olive branch

Morocco Boomerang Communication to drum up voter turnout again

Morocco Crisis? What crisis? Al Mada rides Covid storm to record profits

Morocco Moroccan leader Avant-Scène sails past devastated events industry

Ethiopia, Morocco, Tanzania Ambassador to Ethiopia Nezha Alaoui to carry on with same policy in Tanzania

Morocco Rabat rejects Eiffage's Dakhla port bid in a diplomatic tit for tat over Western Sahara

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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
Banker to the royal family, Mohamed Benslimane, takes a seat at utility Lydec

Inner circles | Morocco
Mohammed VI Polytechnique: a stepping-stone to the crown prince's future court

Morocco, Sahel
Morocco looks to get more involved in Mali via Transition Support Group and the African Union

Morocco
Royal pilot Fouad Boutayeb eases off RAM throttle

Morocco
Madrid and Berlin extend olive branch as Rabat quietly backpedals

Morocco
Bidders not lighting up over Masen's 400 MW photovoltaic power stations

Morocco
Suez tasks former French rail chief with troubleshooting its ailing Casablanca utility

In Focus | Morocco
From Western Sahara to broadcasting, royal adviser El Himma in sole charge at the Palace

Morocco
Maroc Fruit Board provides digital supply chain for Mohammed VI's orange exports

Morocco
Royal adviser El Himma takes control of TV sector via 2M and Medi 1 TV nationalisation

Morocco
Mohammed VI delays arrival of UN special envoy to Western Sahara

Africa
French employers' group plans Francophone business summit with Ouattara, Sall and Mohammed VI

Morocco
Mohammed VI still on the lookout for a chief lobbyist in Washington

Morocco
Boulgoute attempts double bluff for 'diplomatic city', cites Marriott deal, Bourita approval

Morocco
Rabat ignores Merkel's olive branch

Morocco
Boomerang Communication to drum up voter turnout again

Morocco
Crisis? What crisis? Al Mada rides Covid storm to record profits

Morocco
Moroccan leader Avant-Scène sails past devastated events industry

Ethiopia, Morocco, Tanzania
Ambassador to Ethiopia Nezha Alaoui to carry on with same policy in Tanzania

Morocco
Rabat rejects Eiffage's Dakhla port bid in a diplomatic tit for tat over Western Sahara