Morocco High-Speed Rail Gets $234 Million African Bank Loan
The African Development Bank approved a EUR205 million loan for Morocco's Kenitra-Marrakech high-speed rail corridor, part of a major pre-World...
July 24, 2026Section
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Curtiss-Wright Morocco Aerospace Deal: First Africa Plant
Century-old US aerospace firm Curtiss-Wright signed an MoU with Morocco at Farnborough for its first African facility, a surface-treatment plant...
July 23, 2026
Morocco Faces 12.5% US Tariff Over Forced-Labour Import Rules
The US proposes a 12.5% tariff on most Moroccan exports after finding Rabat lacks a ban on forced-labour imports, threatening...
July 23, 2026 Morocco Pressures Italy Over Death of National in Police Custody
Morocco pressures Italy for answers after Abderrahim Fakir, 42, died during police restraint in Bologna. A manslaughter inquiry is underway...
July 22, 2026
Morocco’s Growth to Slow to 3% in 2027 as Agriculture Normalises
Morocco’s official planning agency projects GDP growth slowing to 3% in 2027, down from 4.8% in 2026, as exceptional harvests...
July 21, 2026 Morocco’s AFCON 2025 Becomes the Biggest Commercial Success in African Football
AFCON 2025 in Morocco generated over USD 192 million for CAF and injected more than €1 billion into the national...
July 18, 2026 France and Morocco Cement Strategic Partnership Despite Pegasus Spyware Scandal
France and Morocco signed 14 cooperation agreements and are drafting an unprecedented friendship treaty, prioritising €10 billion in economic ties...
July 17, 2026
France and Morocco Prepare a Historic Friendship Treaty
France and Morocco prepare a first-of-its-kind friendship treaty, Paris's first with a non-European nation, backed by a €10B deal package...
July 16, 2026
Morocco’s Dakhla Atlantic Port Anchors Its ‘Atlantic Africa’ Trade Push
Morocco’s $1.6B Dakhla Atlantic port is over 60% complete and set to handle 35M tonnes of cargo annually by 2029,...
July 14, 2026