Morocco’s Atlantic Gambit: Linking Restive Sahel to Atlantic Ocean
June 29th, 2025
Via Al Monitor, a look at Morocco’s efforts to link the restive Sahel to the Atlantic Ocean: A planned trade corridor linking the landlocked Sahel to the Atlantic is at the heart of an ambitious Moroccan project to tackle regional instability and consolidate its grip on disputed Western Sahara. The “Atlantic Initiative” promises ocean access […]
Read more »Chinese Investment Meets Fertile Ground In Morocco
June 9th, 2025
Via Global Times, a look at how Chinese investments meet fertile ground in Morocco’s automotive, aeronautics, textile, agriculture, aquaculture sectors: Editor’s Note: This year marks the 12th anniversary of China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Under the initiative, cooperation between China and Africa has entered the fast lane in recent years. Morocco is among the […]
Read more »Why China Is Investing So Much Money in Moroccan Factories
May 7th, 2025
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on how Morocco is linked to Europe on the strength of its auto sector and a trade pact. But its status as a connector country has become precarious in the trade war: When Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, returned from the Group of 20 summit in Brazil […]
Read more »Morocco’s High-Speed Railway — the Only One in Africa — Is Extending to Three Cities
May 5th, 2025
Via Nice News, an article on Morocco’s high-speed railway: Bullet trains have been all the rage in recent years. California has a project in the works, Europe is developing another line connecting Germany and France, and now, Morocco is extending its own high-speed railway — the only one in Africa. The coastal country has made some major infrastructure upgrades in […]
Read more »Mauritania and Morocco’s Historic Deal to Launch Nouakchott Stock Exchange
April 27th, 2025
Via Middle East Monitor, a report on Mauritania and Morocco’s historic deal to launch a Nouakchott stock exchange: In a major step toward financial modernisation and regional integration, Mauritania and Morocco have signed a landmark agreement to establish the country’s first stock exchange in Nouakchott. The deal, signed on Thursday between the Central Bank of […]
Read more »Morocco: The Mexico of Europe?
March 22nd, 2025
Via Chatham House, an article on Morocco and the potential for it to become a battleground in a global trade war: Chinese President Xi Jinping stopped off in Morocco on his return from the G20 summit in Brazil in November. The flying visit is a sign of the importance China attaches to safeguarding its domination […]
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