Vol 59 No 23 | MOROCCORUSSIAEUROPEAN UNION Fertilise this 23rd November 2018 Morocco is close to agreeing a new trade deal with the European Union, less than a year after the European Court of Justice ruled that its existing pact...
Vol 59 No 17 | MOROCCO Wrath rules 31st August 2018 Bouts of 'royal anger' are claiming ministerial heads as the king tries to enforce governmental competence and stem social discontent Another senior minister – one of the most respected members of the coalition government led by Prime Minister Saad Eddine el Othmani's Islamist Parti de la justice et...
Vol 59 No 13 | MOROCCOECOWAS Trading blocs hit the blocks 29th June 2018 Does Morocco really want to join Ecowas? Its application is going nowhere and clashes with other commitments and interests After scoring a significant coup by rejoining the African Union in January 2017, Rabat's next step in its 'turn to Africa' was to consolidate regional links by joining...
Vol 59 No 11 | MOROCCOWESTERN SAHARA The Sahara conflict is back 1st June 2018 Rabat’s new engagement with sub-Saharan Africa is raising the temperature of its dispute with Polisario One of Africa's most prominent militant groups gathered thousands of supporters and threatened to storm the Moroccan wall on 10 May. It was not a confrontation between Polisario...
Vol 59 No 9 | ETHIOPIAMOROCCO Who wants to see a billionaire? 4th May 2018 Viewed from the Casablanca commercial courtroom where the bankruptcy and mothballing of his Société Anonyme Marocaine de l'Industrie du Raffinage (Samir) refinery company has been disputed since...
Vol 59 No 7 | ALGERIAMOROCCO World Cup warm-up 6th April 2018 Morocco's bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2026 has won an unusual recruit. Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has given the campaign his personal blessing. The edict...
Vol 59 No 6 | MOROCCOWESTERN SAHARA Fishing for recognition 23rd March 2018 The precise legal position of the European Union's fisheries agreement with Morocco may now be clear, but few seem to have noticed. The European Court of Justice ruled...
Vol 59 No 3 | MOROCCOEUROPEAN UNIONWESTERN SAHARA Polisario and the fish pact 9th February 2018 The European Union has acknowledged the Polisario Front's right to take part in the bloc's renegotiation of its fisheries agreement with Morocco, which would put the warring parties...
Vol 59 No 1 | MOROCCO Forward on the southern front 12th January 2018 The Kingdom sees a big future for itself south of the Sahara, but it may not have the resources to ensure success King Mohammed VI (M6) has invested a huge amount of political capital – and the biggest Moroccan banks and corporations' money – in making one of Africa's most...
Vol 58 No 25 | MOROCCO Courtship and crackdowns 15th December 2017 Many Moroccans are proud to see their king bestriding the global stage but are less keen on the autocratic side of royalty Moroccans are now used to King Mohammed VI (M6) leading the kingdom's drive to become a political and economic heavyweight in Africa. For decades North African leaders tended...