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Japan has reiterated its stance of not recognizing the Polisario Front, despite the separatist group’s presence at the preparatory meetings for the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD-9) in Yokohama. Tokyo, stressed that this presence in no way alters its position on the Sahara.

The African Development Bank and Casablanca Finance City (CFC), Africa’s leading financial centre, have jointly organized a high-level strategic dialogue in Casablanca to accelerate private sector engagement in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).

Three northern provinces of Morocco – Chefchaouen, Taounate, and Taza – are under high surveillance by the National Agency for Water and Forests from July 15 to 18.

At the International Health Summit, holding from July 4 to 5, 2025, in Rabat, VISA MEDICAL, an innovative Guinean startup specializing in e-health, was officially invited by the Moroccan Ministry of Health to present its unique model for hospital digitalization without public debt, already deployed in Guinea.

Morocco has established a centralised fatwa system, overseen by the Supreme Council of Ulemas, to ensure Sharia compliance in financial products.

Nigeria’s Vice President Kashim Shettima, says that the Federal Government of Nigeria is seeking $25bn investment for Nigeria-Morocco undersea gas pipeline to Europe

The Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH), an intergovernmental organisation established in 1893 and comprising 91 member states and the European Union, is set to establish its African regional office in Morocco, following the signing of a host country agreement in Rabat.

Morocco is set to consolidate its tourism momentum with international arrivals up by 35% since 2019 and tourism revenues reaching $10.5 billion, according to the country’s national tourism office.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Aaty has reaffirmed Egypt’s support for state sovereignty, illustrating the strategic rapprochement between Egypt and Morocco on major regional issues

Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, on Monday welcomed Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Ghanaian Parliament in Rabat.