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Rabat: Morocco’s Tourism Hidden Gem, Says UK’s Daily Mail
Rabat — The British newspaper Daily Mail has shed light on the distinctive charm of the Moroccan capital of Rabat, a city where time seems to flow quietly, far removed from the bustle of crowded tourist destinations. According to the publication,...

Morocco’s ‘Morocco Offer’ Stakes Global Leadership
A Race for Clean Molecules Picture this: a North African country soaking up sunshine and coastal breezes and turning them into energy that decarbonizes heavy industry in Europe. That’s Morocco in a nutshell. With nearly 38 million people, over...

Business News | World Seafood Congress 2026 to Spotlight India's Rising Exports!
VMPL New Delhi [India], October 13: India joins the quest for excellence in global seafood trade and technology by welcoming the World Seafood Congress (WSC) 2026 to Chennai. Since its inception in 1999, the WSC has travelled across Canada, the...

Business News | AXA to Support STEM Education of Nearly 10,000 Girls in India by 2030
PRNewswire Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 13: AXA announced its commitment to support STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education of nearly 10,000 girls from underprivileged backgrounds across India by 2030 as part...

Health is wealth, Africa's message to the IMF and World Bank
t every IMF and World Bank meeting, one question inevitably arises: how much space is truly given to the human dimension in their decisions? As a physician and public health expert working at the intersection of health policy and harm reduction, I...

Djibouti wins expo award as economy emerges among region’s fastest-growing
By our staff reporter The Republic of Djibouti is enjoying an exceptional moment on the global stage, earning a cultural distinction at the Osaka 2025 World Expo just as new economic forecasts highlight its rising regional prominence. Djibouti’s...

Academics urge UN Chief to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara
A group of African and European academics has addressed an open letter to the United Nations Secretary-General, calling on the organization to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces, which they described as a “geostrategic key...
Africa braces for market fallout as EU tightens steel rules with 50% tariffs
The European Union’s decision to double its steel import tariffs to 50 percent has sent shockwaves through the global steel market, but Africa appears to have narrowly avoided the worst of the fallout. While most African exporters are exempt from...

Between Transition and Transformation: Understanding the Roots of Morocco’s GenZ212 Movement
Paris – Protest has always been a fundamental tool through which societies ensure that human rights are recognized and upheld in institutions of power. It is, for all its upheaval, a collective conscience that is generally peaceful but...

Xiaomi Store Expands Globally With Its First Outlet in Morocco and New Store at Singapore Changi Airport
Xiaomi has opened two new stores in its global retail expansion. On October 13, 2025, the company shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) and announced the launch of its first-ever Xiaomi Store in Morocco and a new outlet at Singapore Changi...

Morocco’s King Mohammed VI urges speedy reforms to boost jobs, rural development
King Mohammed VI of Morocco on Friday called for accelerating reforms to create jobs for young people, improve public services, and reduce regional inequalities by giving greater attention to the mountain and oasis regions. The King made the call...

Group of 77 and Moroccan group sign deal
By: Emmanuel Wise Jipoh Monrovia, Liberia; October 13, 2025 – The Office of the Second Lady of Liberia, Madam Synleseh Stephanie Dahn-Koung, through the Group of 77 and Startup Grow of the Kingdom of Morocco, has signed a four-year deal...

‘Ports Reconstruction Across Africa Will Boost Efficiency, Trade Facilitation’
1 LAGOS – The managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, has said that the ongoing ports reconstruction across Africa will engender efficiency, trade facilitation, and revolutionise the industry on the...

UAE Joins 14-Nation Coalition For Open Trade Push
(MENAFN- The Arabian Post) Abu Dhabi has become the newest member of a 14-country initiative called the Future of Investment and Trade Partnership, a coalition committed to defending“open and free” trade in response to rising global protectionism....

Africa's Top 100 Banks 2025: the full list and our analysis
Our 2025 table of the Top 100 African banks has a very familiar look to it (scroll down for the full list.) The top three are in the same order as last year, while the only change in the composition of the top ten is that Algeria’s two biggest...

Nigeria Consolidates Regional Leadership in Hydrography, Charts Course for Blue Economy Growth at Morocco
Chiemelie Ezeobi Nigeria is consolidating its national hydrographic capacity and driving Africa’s regional hydrographic agenda. This was the key highlight at the African Cooperation Seminar on Hydrography, Oceanography, and Marine Cartography,...

Tebboune shuts down talk of Saudi mediation with Morocco
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has made it clear that there’s no room for outside mediation, even from Saudi Arabia, to fix the frozen ties between Algeria and Morocco. Speaking before senior army officials, Tebboune dismissed growing...

Free zones’ ‘tools of the trade’ shift in a changing world
UnctadFree trade zones have proliferated worldwide as dedicated areas to attract foreign direct investment and boost exports. But this traditional model, primarily targeting labour-intensive manufacturing, is now under threat from a rewiring of...
AFCON Morocco 2025 Ticket Sales Launch Monday
Football fans across Africa and beyond can finally secure their seats for the continent’s biggest sporting spectacle, as ticket sales for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 officially open Monday morning. The Confederation of...

Retail vegetable and fruit prices rise across Morocco despite stable wholesale rates
HESPRESS English – Morocco News Economy AFP Hespress ENSunday 12 October 2025 - 13:41 Retail prices for vegetables and fruits have risen across Moroccan markets in recent days, with some products now reaching 10 dirhams per kilogram, according to...