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Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizer giant OCP has raised $1.5 billion through its first international hybrid bond, marking a milestone as the first African corporate to issue a US dollar‑denominated hybrid instrument on global markets. The landmark transaction also helped reopen Middle East and North Africa public primary bond markets, which had been dormant for more […]
The United States has moved to explicitly link the future of the UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara, MINURSO, to a political process based on Morocco’s autonomy plan, marking a significant shift in Washington’s approach as the UN Security Council prepares to reassess the mission later this month. Speaking on Wednesday before the US Senate […]
Morocco’s National Office for Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) launched the Programme Qualité de l’Eau en Afrique on 14-15 April in Rabat, at an expert workshop that brought together water utility operators from three partner countries. The programme, developed in partnership with the French Development Agency (AFD) under a memorandum of cooperation signed in December […]
Morocco and Mali have fostered their bilateral ties with a watershed decision announcing Bamako’s support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara and its withdrawal of recognition of Algerian separatist proxies the Polisario. This takes place at a time Mali complains of Algerian bullying through manipulating terrorist groups and Tuareg separatists in its north. Morocco has […]
Morocco and the European Union have expressed steadfast determination to further strengthen their long-standing, rich, multidimensional and strategic partnership in all areas of shared priority. Building on the renewed momentum spurred following the 15th EU-Morocco Association Council held on 29 January 2026, Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita met on Thursday in Rabat with EU High […]
As the African space economy accelerates toward an estimated $22.64 billion in 2026 — up from $19.49 billion in 2021 — Morocco is consolidating its position within the continent’s top tier of space-capable nations. Alongside Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa, the Kingdom is classified in Africa’s first circle of space powers by multiple international assessments […]
Dr. Sofia Ghacham, electrical engineer, ICT researcher, and founder of Women in AI Morocco, made the case that artificial intelligence cannot reach its full potential without the full participation of women — and that Morocco, despite its academic promise, still has significant ground to cover. The path to AI advocacy of Ghacham, who made the […]
The United States has moved to explicitly link the future of the UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara, MINURSO, to a political process based on Morocco’s autonomy plan, marking a significant shift in Washington’s approach as the UN Security Council prepares to reassess the mission later this month. Speaking on Wednesday before the US Senate […]
