Breaking 08:45 Morocco becomes the first African country to join TV5MONDE governance 08:39 Sami Yusuf to perform two spiritual concerts at Fès festival 08:12 Moroccan banks expand across Africa to strengthen regional financial links 07:54 Morocco forecasts growth above 5.3% despite global energy pressures 16:23 Africa Forward summit positions Morocco at heart of economic alliances 15:49 Africa secures record World Cup representation for the 2026 tournament 15:26 Africa seeks greater control over critical minerals value chains 15:09 Spanish meat exports decline as global demand shifts sharply 14:49 Morocco and Ecuador deepen trade and investment ties in Rabat 14:30 Italian companies target Morocco’s expanding glass manufacturing sector 11:08 Morocco U17 squad intensifies preparations ahead of CAN opener 10:54 Google Gemini becomes technology sponsor of Iraq and Morocco national football teams 10:53 Morocco begins new leadership term at global chemical weapons body 10:27 Macron praises Morocco education reforms during Nairobi economic summit 10:15 Chinese automotive supplier Ningbo Gaofa chooses Morocco as its future industrial base 09:54 Biometric and DNA technologies raise new data protection concerns 09:38 Dembélé retains Ligue 1 player award after strong PSG season 09:23 Experts push AI and mobility investment strategy in Rabat region 09:04 Moroccan government highlights record response rate to parliamentary questions 08:58 Morocco and US seek to rebalance trade partnership in Rabat

Moroccan army inspector general meets U.S. Army secretary

The Inspector General of Morocco's Royal Armed Forces, Mohamed Berrid, met Daniel Driscoll, U.S. Secretary of the Army, in Rabat on Friday. The high-level talks followed directives from King Mohammed VI, supreme commander and chief of staff of the Royal Armed Forces. The meeting occurred during the 22nd edition of the African Lion exercise. Discussions......

Crédit Agricole du Maroc launches digital history series

Crédit Agricole du Maroc unveils "Parlons Histoire," a digital series to trace 65 years of its legacy. The visual format revisits key milestones that shaped the bank's growth. It targets regular engagement to make institutional history accessible and engaging. The series draws on archival images to spotlight the bank's......

EasyJet expands winter network in France with nine new routes from Cairo to the Canary Islands

British low-cost carrier easyJet is strengthening its presence in France by launching nine new routes for the 2026–2027 winter season. The expansion reflects the airline’s strategy to maintain growth despite ongoing challenges in the aviation sector, including rising fuel costs and fluctuating demand. Among the most notable additions......

Authorities confirm safety of Scottish tourist who left hotel voluntarily

Local law enforcement in Agadir has successfully located Rachel Kerr, a Scottish travel influencer whose reported disappearance had prompted significant international concern. Following an investigation by the police prefecture, authorities determined that Kerr had departed her hotel of her own volition. Officials explicitly stated that there......

Navigating legal pathways for Moroccan families moving to Spain in 2026

Morocco and Spain share a deep connection, with nearly 900,000 Moroccan nationals now legally registered in Spanish municipalities. When accounting for second-generation residents who hold Spanish nationality, the total population of Moroccan origin exceeds 1.2 million, positioning it as the largest foreign community in the country. Despite......

Morocco signs deals with 44 associations to support vulnerable women

Morocco’s Ministry of Solidarity, Social Integration and Family has signed partnership agreements with 44 civil‑society associations to expand social protection programs for women in vulnerable situations across the country. The move is intended to strengthen on‑the‑ground social services, particularly in poorer and underserved......

Moroccans form Spain's largest foreign-born group but lag in higher education

Spain's National Statistics Institute reported that 1,165,955 Morocco-born residents lived in the country as of January 1, 2025. This group remains the largest foreign-born community, outnumbering Colombians at 978,041 and Venezuelans at 692,316. Foreign-born individuals totaled 9,464,210, or one in five of Spain's 49,128,297 residents.......

Morocco's tourism revenue reaches MAD 31 billion in Q1 2026, up 24%

Morocco recorded MAD 31 billion ($3.1 billion) in foreign currency travel receipts during the first quarter of 2026. This figure marks a 24 percent increase from the same period in 2025, according to the Ministry of Tourism. The country welcomed 4.3 million tourists from January to March, a 7 percent year-on-year rise. Higher spending per......

Attijari Payment and Africa-Exchange partner to modernize Morocco's currency exchange offices

Attijari Payment and Africa-Exchange signed a partnership agreement on April 28 in Casablanca to accelerate electronic payment adoption in Morocco's currency exchange sector. The deal targets manual foreign exchange operations and currency transactions handled by Africa-Exchange, an economic interest group active across the country. Both......

UnionPay International secures Casablanca Finance City status to anchor Africa operations in Morocco

UnionPay International has officially obtained Casablanca Finance City status for its Morocco branch, formally establishing the country as the Chinese payment network's regional headquarters for financial services across Africa. The company confirmed the designation in a press release issued Tuesday, describing it as a strategic milestone......

Moroccan literary journal launches issue on language, identity, and cognitive diversity

The eighth edition of the academic journal Littérature, Art et Langue has been released, centered on the tensions between linguistic dominance and cognitive diversity in an increasingly digitized world. The volume, published under the title Langues et savoirs : entre hégémonie linguistique et diversité cognitive,......

Morocco prepares fundraising push for $25 billion Nigeria gas pipeline

Morocco is preparing to launch a fundraising effort to support the construction of a $25 billion gas pipeline linking Nigeria to Morocco, a project designed to strengthen regional energy integration and expand supply routes to Europe. The initiative will be led by National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines, which recently gained new financial......

Spain Morocco tunnel faces delays as insurance and technical hurdles mount

Plans for a fixed link between Spain and Morocco through the Strait of Gibraltar continue to advance in feasibility studies, but new reports underline major technical, financial and regulatory obstacles that could delay the project well beyond initial expectations. The infrastructure is designed to connect Europe and Africa through an underwater......

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