Mohammed VI

Morocco
Siemens Gamesa installs turbines on Jbel Lahdid wind park

Jbel Lahdid wind park in Morocco's Essaouira, expected to produce 270MW, will soon be in service. The German-Spanish company Siemens Gamesa is building the wind turbines.

Gabon
Deposed president Ali Bongo allowed some visitors despite house arrest

Under house arrest and cut off from his family, deposed Gabonese president Ali Bongo nonetheless continued to receive a handful of low-profile visits.

Palace Intrigues
Ali Bongo, William Ruto, Nasser Bourita

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

Gabon the untold story behind Ali Bongo's distress call

Kenya Kenyatta's confidant's support for Ruto goes down badly

Morocco Bourita resumes talks with the French ambassador

Morocco
Mohammed VI's ambassadors-in-waiting

Several diplomats have been posted in Rabat for over a year but have not had the opportunity to present their letters of accreditation to the king.

Morocco
Reim Partners bids to manage an FM6I fund

The management company backed by CFG Bank is confident of its chances, as the call for expressions of interest launched by the Mohammed VI Fund whets appetites across the kingdom.

Morocco
Alami Lazraq back in real estate game with Al Maaden Collection

After several hard years, real estate group Alliances Développement Immobilier created a subsidiary to tackle a new part of the market.

Spotlight | Morocco
UM6P Paris cultivates soft power goals

The Parisian branch of Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique that opened its doors just shy of a year ago has a new director with instructions to come up with a roadmap to hone its objectives. The parent institute in Morocco is largely funded by the Office Chérifien des Phosphates.

Morocco
World Bank looks again at its financial support for second phase of Noor Midelt solar plant

The launch of the Noor Midelt solar energy plant, which was due to take place in 2024, is running late and financing for the second phase of the project has not yet been finalised.

Morocco
Parties fight for control of Moroccan youth council

Morocco's political parties are wrestling to secure positions for their members on the country's yet-to-launch youth council. The council is intended to give young people a voice in government.

Algeria, Morocco, Tanzania, Western Sahara
Western Sahara question looms large over Morocco-Tanzania relations

Having long backed the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Tanzania has in recent months been courted on multiple fronts by Morocco. Algeria, meanwhile, is not sitting on its hands.

Morocco
Managem aims to be key battery metals player via partnerships with Glencore and Renault

The Moroccan group is to start producing recycled cobalt in July at its plant near Marrakesh in partnership with Swiss trading giant Glencore. It is also finalising studies into the production of cobalt sulphate for use by Renault in the manufacture of its electric batteries.

Morocco
Bugshan clan gears up to import Lamborghinis

Already importers of Hyundais and Aston Martins, the powerful Saudi family will soon be adding the Italian sports car to its Moroccan catalogue via Bugshan Automotive Group.

Morocco
Samir Goudar, president of Marrakech-Safi region, moves dam project ahead

Three engineering firms have been designated to carry out feasibility studies on six dams in the Marrakech-Safi region. The area has been hit hard with drought and is racing against the clock to build 16 reservoirs.

Morocco
OCP negotiates partnership with Paris Peace Forum

Though tension between Paris and Rabat is high, massive Moroccan phosphate miner OCP may sponsor the upcoming French event.

Palace Intrigues
Alassane Ouattara, Paul Biya, Kemi Seba and Nathalie Yamb

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

Ivory Coast Ouattara to holiday in French Mougins residence

Cameroon Biya abandons knee surgery

France Army scours Kemi Seba and Nathalie Yamb's social networks

Morocco
Brahim Mojahid returns to Tiznit-Laâyoune-Dakhla expressway project

Moroccan construction group Mojazine, led by Brahim Mojahid, former PAM president of the Béni Mellal-Khenifra regional council, has won another contract for the vast Tiznit-Dakhla expressway project.

Morocco
Where has the new development model gone?

Members of the opposition are asking what the Moroccan government has done with the new development model, with the national pact still not signed.

Morocco
Mohammed VI chief adviser Fouad Ali el-Himma resurfaces

Fouad Ali el-Himma, who was noticeably absent from the many royal activities held in Morocco during the month of Ramadan, is due to return to the fray today.