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[ad_1] Rabat – Morocco has successfully safeguarded its national livestock during years of severe drought, thanks to the strategic measures initiated by King Mohammed VI, Agriculture Minister Ahmed El Bouari said on Thursday. Speaking at a press briefing following the Government Council meeting, El Bouari recalled the King’s decisive call asking Moroccans to refrain from performing the customary Eid Al Adha animal sacrifice this year, a move that played a central role in preserving the country’s herds. The minister also talked about the positive impact of the official ban on slaughtering female livestock, noting that its strict enforcement has enhanced…

[ad_1] OCP Nutricrops, a subsidiary of the Moroccan state-owned phosphate group, has been awarded a $34.5 million contract to supply Bangladesh with 40,000 tons of diammonium phosphate (DAP), the most popular phosphorus fertilizer in the world, providing both essential nitrogen and phosphorus (N and P) for plant growth. The contract enhances further the presence of the OCP group in one of South Asia’s most fertilizer-dependent markets. DAP is a water-soluble fertilizer, which dissolves quickly in soil to release these nutrients, crucial for plants during their early development stages. The deal shows OCP’s growing role in Bangladesh’s agricultural strategy, where imported…

[ad_1] Marrakech – A police officer named Azzeddine Nassih has filed a complaint with the Prosecutor General at the Casablanca Court of Appeal following false allegations and fictional crimes attributed to him by a social media account called “Jabaroot.” The news was announced through a statement released Thursday by the General Directorate of National Security and the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGSN-DGST). The DGSN-DGST has committed to providing the officer with judicial support and guaranteeing all rights under the “state protection” principle, which is included in the National Security officers’ statute for criminal acts targeting them during their duties.…

[ad_1] Once a peripheral actor, the North African kingdom has positioned itself as a reliable manufacturing and logistics hub, attracting sustained foreign investment and forging deep ties with global aerospace giants. Moroccan aerospace exports reached 26.4 billion dirhams ($3bn) in 2024, up 14.9% year-on-year, with assembly operations alone expanding by 23.6%. The figures mark a continuation of the sector’s post-pandemic rebound, following a 53.3% surge in 2022, and underscore Morocco’s resilience amid ongoing turbulence in global aviation markets. While the industry worldwide continues to grapple with the aftermath of a 60% collapse in passenger traffic in 2020, Morocco has bucked…

[ad_1] Rabat — As the world is undergoing a massive digital monetary transformation, Morocco is looking to establish itself as a regional and continental model of financial modernization, inclusion, and sovereignty. Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM), the country’s central bank, recently introduced its plan to develop a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), also dubbed the “e-Dirham,” with the goal of accelerating the transformation of the Moroccan financial landscape. In an interview with Morocco World News (MWN), economist expert Aicha El Alaoui, a Professor at Sultan My Slimane University in Beni Mellal, provides crucial insights into this transformative project that could reshape Morocco’s…

[ad_1] Tensions within Mali’s military have intensified following revelations that Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group — and their successor, the Africa Corps — have disrupted military cohesion, undermined counterterrorism efforts, and fostered deep resentment among Malian forces.A new investigative report by The Sentry, an investigative research group, reveals that Wagner, which arrived after Mali’s 2020–2021 coups to replace French and UN forces, often operated outside the national military chain of command. Mercenaries conducted unilateral missions, seized government equipment, and prioritized their own forces for critical support such as medical evacuations — leaving Malian troops stranded and ill-equipped during insurgent…

[ad_1] Rabat – Morocco’s onion farmers and traders have entered a new chapter.  After a year marked by restrictions and setbacks, the country’s fresh onion exports not only recovered in 2024 but reached levels never seen before. Data from EastFruit show that between June 2024 and May 2025 Morocco exported 64,900 metric tons of fresh onions valued at $238 million.  The figure represents nearly five times the volume of the previous season and edges past the 2022/23 record by 3%.  This growth crowns a longer story. For years Morocco’s onion exports barely crossed 10,000 tons. A turning point came in…

[ad_1] Rabat — As the Israeli-induced starvation continues to claim the lives of civilian Gazans, the Global Movement to Gaza Morocco flotilla has announced it is sailing to Gaza in the next few days. Global Movement to Gaza Morocco consists of independent Moroccan youth who organized in June the “March of the Free to Break the Siege on Gaza,” which aimed to reach Cairo before heading to the Rafah crossing and eventually getting into Gaza. Unfortunately, Egyptian authorities blocked the march before it could complete its mission. The movement now plans to participate in organizing a maritime flotilla heading to…

[ad_1] Positive international law is today in the grip of an unprecedented crisis of legitimacy and effectiveness, a phenomenon highlighted by King Mohammed VI in his speech at the opening of the 82nd session of the Institute of International Law, held in Rabat on August 24, 2025.  The sovereign noted that the international legal edifice is “being strongly challenged by violent headwinds”, a formula that captures the intensity of the tensions tearing apart the declining world order, torn between the imperatives of state sovereignty and the demands of transnational solidarity.  This systemic crisis, the King added, “lays bare the structural…

[ad_1] The world football governing body is in advanced discussions for installing the headquarters of the 2030 World Cup in the Moroccan capital Rabat, according to British “City AM” business news platform. The FIFA world Cup 2030 will be co-hosted by Morocco, Spain and Portugal, with the opening three games to be held in Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay in a nod to the competition’s roots. The 2026 World Cup is being run from FIFA’s office in Miami, and the Moroccan Football Federation is understood to have been lobbying the world governing body to move its tournament administration to Rabat for…