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Morocco
Moulay Rachid casts himself as aviation industry's business angel following Boeing deal

Prince Moulay Rachid, the brother of Mohammed VI, is looking to open up his MAIC fund, set up to finance the creation TDM Aerospace, to Moroccan institutional investors with a view to expanding subcontracting opportunities with Boeing and Airbus.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 18.03.2021

Morocco
Afrique Advisors sets out to conquer Washington

Consulting firm Afrique Advisors, founded by Laïla Slassi and Talal Belrhiti, has opened a branch in Washington DC to conduct lobbying activities in the United States.

Subscribers only Business 15.03.2021

Morocco
Interior ministry seeks new cybersecurity provider

A number of IT security firms are making overtures to interior minister Abdelouafi Laftit as he looks to improve security on the ministry's IT network. He has issued a tender call with the aim of finding a company to replace the existing security system with a new one.

Subscribers only Business 12.03.2021

Morocco, Tunisia
After Cloud Temple and Inwi, Mohamed Ali Chouchane sits on cloud nine in Casablanca

Following a seven-month spell as the technical director of Inwi, the telecommunication operator owned by Al Mada, Mohamed Ali Chouchane has created his own consultancy Innovcity, based in Casablanca.

Subscribers only Business 11.03.2021

Spotlight | Morocco, Nigeria
After many delays, OCP plants Moroccan flag in Niger Delta

Phosphates giant OCP has at last found land to build its future fertiliser plant in the heart of Africa's largest market.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 10.03.2021

Signature ceremony for Moroccan-Nigerian OCP-NSIA agreements in Marrakesh on 2 March.

Morocco
OCP's polytechnic recruits among France's political elite

French politician Rama Yade is now a lecturer at the Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique, founded by Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP).

Subscribers only Politics 09.03.2021

French former junior human rights minister Rama Yade.

In Focus | Morocco
Super technocrat Driss Benhima opens the way for the liberalisation of cannabis growing

The liberalisation of cannabis cultivation, which was dismissed as a regional aberration when it was proposed by Rif region leaders such as former governor Ilyas el Omari, has been miraculously turned into a formula for industrial revolution and social development for northern Morocco.

Subscribers only Politics 08.03.2021

Former Royal Air Maroc CEO Driss Benhima Driss Benhima.

Tunisia
Mabrouk brothers, financial backers to the state with BIAT

Without Banque Internationale Arabe de Tunisie (BIAT), co-owned by Mohamed Ali, Ismaïl and Marouane Mabrouk, finance minister Ali Kooli would not have been able to balance his budget. At the same time, Marouane Mabrouk wants to close the chapter on the seizure of his 51% share in Orange Tunisie.

Subscribers only Finance, Business 04.03.2021

Chad, Morocco
Moroccan businessman Rahal Boulgoute targets Chad gold

Marita, a subsidiary of Rahal Boulgoute's construction group, has joined forces with Chad's state-owned company SONAMIG to develop mining projects in the Sahelian country.

Subscribers only Mining 03.03.2021

Morocco
China's Sinohydro misses its take-off at Rabat-Salé Airport

Chinese construction giant Sinohydro, which won the contract for the extension of Rabat-Salé Airport in 2019 with a bid well below that of the leading Moroccan construction companies, is a long way behind with work on the contract and could even abandon it.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 02.03.2021

Morocco
After BCG and Zébra, Elalamy's AMDIE ready to hire more nation branding pros

The Moroccan investment and export development agency's contract to help restore the country's reputation overseas and lure investors has a juicy enough envelope to attract international consultancies.

Subscribers only Business 02.03.2021

The Moroccan Minister of Trade and Industry Moulay Hafid Elalamy.

Morocco
Biden in, Bourita's Trump-era lobbyists out

Morroco's head diplomat Nasser Bourita has pulled the plug on its contracts with lobbyists led by the Republican-allied JPC Strategies but has yet to appoint a new team more compatible with the Biden administration.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 25.02.2021

Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita.

Morocco
Mohammed VI's cherished contractor CMS bags Marjane malls

Construction Management Services, run by the king's former steward Zouhair Fassi-Fehri, is to build two giant shopping centres for the Marjane hypermarket chain, a subsidiary of the Al Mada royal holding company.

Subscribers only Business 19.02.2021

CMS also clinched a contract in Casablanca to renovate Marjane California.

Morocco
Laâyoune looks for more consultants to oversee its €4.6bn regional development programme

The Laâyoune region is looking for more consultants to help it speed up work on the government's development plans for the Sahrawi regions. The practice is commonly used by regional presidents as they strive to meet the objectives of the major works strategy pursued by the Moroccan government in the disputed territory.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Business 17.02.2021

Morocco
Masen boss Bakkoury does a disappearing act, Nareva spies opportunity

Mustapha Bakkoury, the head of sustainable energy agency Masen, has faded into the background after Mohammed VI's fury at the soaring cost of its huge solar energy sites.

Subscribers only Energy, Business 16.02.2021

Morocco
Rabat rushes to finish Mohammed VI mosque in Abidjan

Electrical work in Abidjan's Mohammed VI mosque will be completed by Electomar. The change of contractor comes several weeks after the building was supposed to have been finished.

Subscribers only Business 03.02.2021

Morocco
Diplomacy and business fuel FMVA's Western Saharan classic car rally

Led by chairman Khalid Kabbaj, Morocco's FMVA vintage car association has just staged its first rally in the "Moroccan Sahara" with the declared aim of backing up Morocco's claim to sovereignty over the disputed territory.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 01.02.2021

Le rallye Sahara Classic relie Dakhla à Guerguerat.

Morocco
'Red prince' Moulay Hicham hopes to mend royal fences for the sake of his businesses

Long-time regime critic Prince Moulay Hicham, whose renewable energy projects have fizzled, wants to improve his relations with the kingdom, where he owns land and a very profitable agricultural estate.

Subscribers only Business 29.01.2021

Prince Moulay Hicham, King Mohammed VI's cousin.

Israel, Morocco
Mohammed VI still without a diplomatic head in Tel Aviv

Although Israel's ex-ambassador in Cairo David Govrin arrived in Rabat on 26 January to take up the reins of the liaison bureau in Morocco, Mohammed VI is taking his time to designate a counterpart in Tel Aviv.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 29.01.2021

Western Sahara
Macron's secret call with Mohammed VI and Tebboune day after Polisario attack

Emmanuel Macron jumped on the phone to Mohammed VI on 24 January, a day after the Polisario Front fired missiles into the Guerguerat buffer zone controlled by Morocco and just after putting down the receiver from a call with his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 27.01.2021

King of Morocco Mohammed VI and French President Emmanuel Macron in 2018.

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
Moulay Rachid casts himself as aviation industry's business angel following Boeing deal

Morocco
Afrique Advisors sets out to conquer Washington

Morocco
Interior ministry seeks new cybersecurity provider

Morocco, Tunisia
After Cloud Temple and Inwi, Mohamed Ali Chouchane sits on cloud nine in Casablanca

Spotlight | Morocco, Nigeria
After many delays, OCP plants Moroccan flag in Niger Delta

Morocco
OCP's polytechnic recruits among France's political elite

In Focus | Morocco
Super technocrat Driss Benhima opens the way for the liberalisation of cannabis growing

Tunisia
Mabrouk brothers, financial backers to the state with BIAT

Chad, Morocco
Moroccan businessman Rahal Boulgoute targets Chad gold

Morocco
China's Sinohydro misses its take-off at Rabat-Salé Airport

Morocco
After BCG and Zébra, Elalamy's AMDIE ready to hire more nation branding pros

Morocco
Biden in, Bourita's Trump-era lobbyists out

Morocco
Mohammed VI's cherished contractor CMS bags Marjane malls

Morocco
Laâyoune looks for more consultants to oversee its €4.6bn regional development programme

Morocco
Masen boss Bakkoury does a disappearing act, Nareva spies opportunity

Morocco
Rabat rushes to finish Mohammed VI mosque in Abidjan

Morocco
Diplomacy and business fuel FMVA's Western Saharan classic car rally

Morocco
'Red prince' Moulay Hicham hopes to mend royal fences for the sake of his businesses

Israel, Morocco
Mohammed VI still without a diplomatic head in Tel Aviv

Western Sahara
Macron's secret call with Mohammed VI and Tebboune day after Polisario attack

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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

African Union: the battle of the giants

West African cocoa cartel battles with the traders

The generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

Mohammed VI

Morocco Moulay Rachid casts himself as aviation industry's business angel following Boeing deal

Morocco Afrique Advisors sets out to conquer Washington

Morocco Interior ministry seeks new cybersecurity provider

Morocco, Tunisia After Cloud Temple and Inwi, Mohamed Ali Chouchane sits on cloud nine in Casablanca

Spotlight | Morocco, Nigeria After many delays, OCP plants Moroccan flag in Niger Delta

Morocco OCP's polytechnic recruits among France's political elite

In Focus | Morocco Super technocrat Driss Benhima opens the way for the liberalisation of cannabis growing

Tunisia Mabrouk brothers, financial backers to the state with BIAT

Chad, Morocco Moroccan businessman Rahal Boulgoute targets Chad gold

Morocco China's Sinohydro misses its take-off at Rabat-Salé Airport

Morocco After BCG and Zébra, Elalamy's AMDIE ready to hire more nation branding pros

Morocco Biden in, Bourita's Trump-era lobbyists out

Morocco Mohammed VI's cherished contractor CMS bags Marjane malls

Morocco Laâyoune looks for more consultants to oversee its €4.6bn regional development programme

Morocco Masen boss Bakkoury does a disappearing act, Nareva spies opportunity

Morocco Rabat rushes to finish Mohammed VI mosque in Abidjan

Morocco Diplomacy and business fuel FMVA's Western Saharan classic car rally

Morocco 'Red prince' Moulay Hicham hopes to mend royal fences for the sake of his businesses

Israel, Morocco Mohammed VI still without a diplomatic head in Tel Aviv

Western Sahara Macron's secret call with Mohammed VI and Tebboune day after Polisario attack

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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
Moulay Rachid casts himself as aviation industry's business angel following Boeing deal

Morocco
Afrique Advisors sets out to conquer Washington

Morocco
Interior ministry seeks new cybersecurity provider

Morocco, Tunisia
After Cloud Temple and Inwi, Mohamed Ali Chouchane sits on cloud nine in Casablanca

Spotlight | Morocco, Nigeria
After many delays, OCP plants Moroccan flag in Niger Delta

Morocco
OCP's polytechnic recruits among France's political elite

In Focus | Morocco
Super technocrat Driss Benhima opens the way for the liberalisation of cannabis growing

Tunisia
Mabrouk brothers, financial backers to the state with BIAT

Chad, Morocco
Moroccan businessman Rahal Boulgoute targets Chad gold

Morocco
China's Sinohydro misses its take-off at Rabat-Salé Airport

Morocco
After BCG and Zébra, Elalamy's AMDIE ready to hire more nation branding pros

Morocco
Biden in, Bourita's Trump-era lobbyists out

Morocco
Mohammed VI's cherished contractor CMS bags Marjane malls

Morocco
Laâyoune looks for more consultants to oversee its €4.6bn regional development programme

Morocco
Masen boss Bakkoury does a disappearing act, Nareva spies opportunity

Morocco
Rabat rushes to finish Mohammed VI mosque in Abidjan

Morocco
Diplomacy and business fuel FMVA's Western Saharan classic car rally

Morocco
'Red prince' Moulay Hicham hopes to mend royal fences for the sake of his businesses

Israel, Morocco
Mohammed VI still without a diplomatic head in Tel Aviv

Western Sahara
Macron's secret call with Mohammed VI and Tebboune day after Polisario attack