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Morocco trails in Africa’s blockchain investment surge, drawing just 1% in 2024
Hespress
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July 19, 2025
Morocco captured only a sliver of Africa’s blockchain and cryptocurrency investment in 2024, accounting for just 1% of the continent’s total venture funding in the sector, according to a new report by CV VC on African blockchain trends. The report...
Moroccan occupation continues to deplete Western Sahara's water resources through massive projects threatening environmental sustainability
Sahara Press Service
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Lisbon, 18 July 2025 (SPS) – The Portuguese news outlet “For a Free Sahara,” specializing in Western Sahara issues, shed light on Morocco's relentless exploitation of water resources in occupied Western Sahara through large-scale technological,...
Governors halt suspect municipal tech tenders amid favoritism allegations
Hespress
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July 18, 2025
HESPRESS English – Morocco News Politics Hespress ENFriday 18 July 2025 - 21:37 Several Moroccan governors, including newly appointed officials, have blocked municipal procurement contracts in Casablanca-Settat, Marrakesh-Safi, and Fez-Meknes over...
Science The Conversation Africans survived 10,000 years of climate changes by adapting food systems – study offers lessons for modern times
Yahoo News
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Imagine living in a place where a single drought, hurricane, or mudslide can wipe out your food supply. Across Africa, many communities do exactly that – navigate climate shocks like floods, heatwaves, and failed harvests. What’s often overlooked...
Morocco advances solar-powered agriculture amid global slowdown in green transition
Hespress
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July 17, 2025
As global momentum toward clean energy slows, Morocco is emerging as a notable exception, pressing ahead with solar-powered farming and green hydrogen investments. According to the newly released Renewables 2025 Global Status Report, Morocco was...
Six Moroccan Referees Selected for CHAN 2024
Hespress
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July 17, 2025
HESPRESS English – Morocco News Sports Hespress ENThursday 17 July 2025 - 23:21 Six Moroccan referees have been appointed to officiate at the 2024 African Nations Championship (CHAN), scheduled from August 2 to 30 in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda,...
Smart automated lubrication
SA Instrumentation & Control
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Smart automated lubrication July 2025 Motion Control & Drives A customer of SKF in Tunisia’s paper and pulp industry was facing significant challenges with the manual lubrication of its paper machine. Operating in extreme temperatures, the...
Moroccan Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale Showcases Earth as a Sustainable Building Material
ArchDaily
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July 16, 2025
Materiae Palimpsest exhibition photograph. Moroccan pavilion at the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale. Image © Venice Documentation Project - Samuele Cherubini Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or...
Morocco Contracts L3Harris for C-130 Modernization
The Defense Post
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July 16, 2025
L3Harris Technologies has secured a contract to upgrade several C-130 aircraft for the Royal Moroccan Air Force. The work will include avionics updates, depot-level maintenance, engine overhauls, and other support tasks. The upgrades will enhance...
Morocco, first North African country in the Global Citizenship 2025 ranking
Atalayar
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July 16, 2025
According to the results of the Global Citizenship 2025 Report published by CS Global Partners, Morocco ranks 100th out of 165 countries worldwide. With a score of 50.5 out of 100 points, it is the leader in the North African region ahead of...
Morocco launches longest desalinated water pipeline to power world’s largest phosphate mine
Business Insider Africa
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July 16, 2025
The pipeline, operated by OCP Green Water (OGW), is a significant step toward Morocco's goal of achieving water independence and environmental sustainability. "This makes it the first infrastructure of its kind in Morocco capable of transporting...
Morocco Accelerates AI Ambitions Ahead of 2030 World Cup
I Africa
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July 15, 2025
Morocco is positioning itself as a leader in Africa’s AI sector as it prepares to co-host the 2030 FIFA World Cup, according to French weekly Challenges. The push is part of the Digital Morocco 2030 strategy, backed by a MAD 11 billion budget...
Student Sentenced to 30 Years for Teacher Murder in Morocco
Morocco World News
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July 16, 2025
Rabat — A court in the Moroccan city of Errachidia has sentenced a student to 30 years in prison for the murder of a teacher at the Applied Technology Institute in Erfoud. The defendant was also ordered to pay MAD 300,000 ($30,000) in compensation...
South African opposition party breaks ranks in backing Moroccan Autonomy Plan for Sahara
Hespress
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July 16, 2025
In a significant diplomatic development, South Africa’s opposition party uMkhonto weSizwe (MK Party), led by former President Jacob Zuma, publicly endorsed Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara, signaling a shift in the political discourse...
Nissan Magnite arrives in Morocco
Business Ghana
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The Kingdom of Morocco became the first left hand drive market in Africa, and one of the first in the world, to receive all new Nissan MAGNITE. The Nissan MAGNITE brings the company’s trademark Japanese innovation and engineering in a best...
Israel and US to forge $200m tech hub for AI and quantum science development
The Times of Israel
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Israel and the US are advancing a strategic initiative to create a joint science center for artificial intelligence and quantum innovation at an investment of $200 million. The center will serve as a hub to promote technology-driven cooperation...
Researchers study Sahara meteorites for possible Mercury origin
WMTW 8 - Maine
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July 14, 2025
Researchers suspect that two meteorites found in the Sahara Desert in 2023 may originally have come from Mercury, which would make them the first identified fragments of the solar system’s innermost planet.The least studied and most mysterious of...
China Seeks to Expand Multisectoral Cooperation with Morocco as Gateway to Africa
Morocco World News
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July 16, 2025
Rabat – China is eyeing a broader multisectoral partnership with Morocco and expanding its reach across Africa. Gong Zheng, mayor of the municipal People’s Government of Shanghai, conveyed his country’s ambition on Tuesday in Rabat during a...
Morocco, Africa's leading tourist destination with nearly nine million visitors
Atalayar
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July 14, 2025
According to the latest data published by the Ministry of Tourism, Handicrafts and Social and Solidarity Economy, Morocco welcomed 8.9 million tourists in the first half of 2025, representing an increase of 19%, or 1.4 million more visits,...
Report recommends EU-Morocco-China trilateral framework for green transition minerals
Hespress
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July 16, 2025
Morocco’s wealth of green transition minerals, essential to clean energy technologies, makes it a valuable strategic partner for many economic actors like China and the EU, as it seeks to leverage these partnerships to become a green energy hub. A...