Morocco was Turkey's largest export market in Africa during the first half of 2026, with Turkish exports reaching $2.1 billion, up 19.1% year-on-year, according to data from the Turkish Exporters' Assembly (TIM). Egypt ranked second with $1.9 billion, followed by Libya at $1.3 billion. Speaking to Anadolu, Osman Aksoy, chairman of the Türkiye-Africa Business Council at DEIK, attributed Morocco's position to its stable economic policies, investment-friendly reforms and role as a production
Morocco's Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, Omar Hejira, held a series of high-level meetings in Jakarta on Friday aimed at strengthening trade and investment ties with Indonesia and expanding Morocco's economic engagement with Southeast Asia. On the second day of his official visit, Hejira met with officials from the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, in the presence of Morocco's ambassador to Indonesia, Redouane Houssaini, along with business leaders from both countries. The
Morocco's Ministry of National Education, Preschool and Sports announced that 337,192 students enrolled in public and private schools passed the 2026 baccalaureate examinations across both the regular and resit sessions, achieving an overall pass rate of 81.6%. In a statement, the ministry said that 64,586 students passed the resit examinations, with an attendance rate of 86% during the session. The pass rate among female students reached 84.5% of those who sat the exams, compared with 78.6%
The Hassan II Foundation’s Cultural Stay program returns for its 27th edition, bringing together 960 children from Morocco’s diaspora, including 43 Palestinians, for a summer of cultural immersion in Kenitra. Through workshops, outings and shared experiences, the initiative seeks to strengthen their ties to Morocco while fostering solidarity, diversity and lasting friendships.
Former Moroccan youth basketball international Adam Zouaoui turned a career-ending injury into a thriving business in Los Angeles, where he now promotes Moroccan culture through design, events and football.
After a tour of several countries in Southern Africa, the Polisario Front is once again turning to South Africa. Its foreign affairs chief made an urgent trip to Paris to deliver a message to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, containing new proposals for resolving the Sahara issue.
On Friday, July 10, the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) scored a significant political gain in Dakhla, a region long considered a stronghold of Hamdi Ould Errachid, the influential Istiqlal leader in the Sahara and mayor of Laâyoune. During the visit, a PAM delegation led by the party's national coordinator, Fatima Zahra Mansouri, was received by Ynja Khattat, president of the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab Regional Council, who was elected under the Istiqlal banner. Khattat, the central
Après une tournée dans plusieurs pays d'Afrique australe, le Polisario frappe une nouvelle fois à la porte de l'Afrique du Sud. Son chef de la diplomatie s'est déplacé en urgence à Paris pour remettre au président sud-africain, Cyril Ramaphosa, un message contenant de nouvelles propositions sur le règlement de la question du Sahara.
عاش المطرب المصري عبد الحليم حافظ أحد أكثر لحظات حياته رعبا في المغرب. فبعد أن دعاه الملك الحسن الثاني، احتجزه بعض الانقلابيين في محطة الإذاعة الرئيسية بالرباط خلال المحاولة الإنقلابية الفاشلة لسنة 1971.
In Morocco, Egyptian singer Abdelhalim Hafed lived one of the scariest moments of his life. Invited by King Hassan II, he was held in Rabat’s main radio station taken over by rebels during the 1971 attempted coup d’état.