Mohammed VI

Morocco
Mohammed VI moves into lucrative avocado business

With global demand exploding, the competition is getting tougher for Morocco's veteran avocado exporters. They will soon have to compete with the royal family.

Morocco
Belgian electrolysis leader John Cockerill keen to develop hydrogen sector

Following its stalled project with Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch's company Maghreb Oxygène, the firm is still keen to be involved in the industrialisation of Morocco's green hydrogen sector.

Morocco
Automaker Stellantis prepares to buy Al Mada's automotive subsidiary

The multinational automotive giant is negotiating the purchase of the royal holding company's shares in its retail vehicle distribution subsidiary, Sopriam.

Morocco
Somagec bids for Casablanca shipyard operating concession with Turkey's Kuzey Star

The family business Somagec, Moroccan port construction leader, is keen to obtain the Casablanca shipyard operating concession. To compensate for its limited experience in ship repair, it has teamed with Turkish sector flagship Kuzey Star.

Palace Intrigues
Joseph Kabila, Félix Tshisekedi, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Patrice Talon

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

DRC Kabila closely watched by Tshisekedi's men

Equatorial Guinea President Obiang's aide absent from Asian tour

Benin Talon faces off with head of protocol

Morocco French ministers pull out of Paris Peace Forum in Benguerir

Morocco
South Korea's Dae Sun to build second oil tanker for Morocco

The Moroccan firm Pétrocab has ordered a new oil tanker from South Korean shipbuilder Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering. The company is hoping to assemble the ship in the new Casablanca shipyards directly.

Morocco
Hunan businesses go prospecting in Moroccan market

Leading Chinese firms visited the kingdom in late April.

Morocco
UM6P Ventures coming to Paris to lure start-up founders

UM6P Ventures will be in Paris next week to launch a major promotion drive targeting the Moroccan diaspora in France.

Morocco
Image 7 helps create buzz for Paris Peace Forum in Benguérir

While the forum organisers are officially in charge of communicating about the event themselves, Anne Méaux's lobbying firm is the one beating the drum.

Morocco
Western demand for Moroccan green ammonia spikes

Coveted since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine, Morocco's supply of the fertiliser produced from renewable energy sources is attracting significant interest in Europe and beyond.

Morocco
Former Moroccan senior diplomats set up think tank

The Groupe de Réflexion et d'Analyse Diplomatique brings together former top mandarins and will function independently of the foreign ministry. It also plans to work on diplomatic issues on behalf of Morocco's partner countries.

Morocco
ONCF postpones tender for 168 new trains

Morocco's state-owned ONCF rail company has pushed back the submission deadline for the megaproject until July. France's Alstom and Spain's CAF and Talgo are all in the running, and the Spanish firms stand to gain from the delay.