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Morocco emerges as a key player in EU tomato market with 40% export growth

Morocco has solidified its position as a major supplier in the European Union’s tomato market, recording a 40% increase in exports over the past decade. During the 2024/2025 campaign, Moroccan tomato exports reached 568,370 tons, accounting for 19.63% of the EU’s total imports and generating......

India seeks to deepen defense ties with Morocco during official visit by Rajnath Singh

India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh is set to embark on a four-day visit to Morocco, signaling New Delhi’s growing interest in strengthening its defense and industrial partnerships across Africa. The trip underscores India’s ambition to expand its footprint in the region, offering......

Italy and Morocco mark 200 years of diplomacy with renewed focus on stability and growth

Italy’s ambassador to Morocco, Pasquale Salzano, has highlighted the growing ties between Rome and Rabat, positioning Morocco as a key partner in Italy's Mediterranean and Africa strategies. With 2025 marking the bicentennial of diplomatic relations, the partnership is being celebrated as both......

Moscow-Morocco trade surges 73% as Russian exporters target North Africa

Trade between Moscow and Morocco has surged by 73% in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, reflecting a major expansion of Russian economic activities in North Africa. Anatoly Garbuzov, Minister of the Moscow City Government and Head of the Department of Investment and Industrial......

South Africa’s frustration over Zuma’s Morocco visit deepens amid Sahara dispute

South Africa remains embroiled in controversy surrounding former President Jacob Zuma’s visit to Morocco, where he broke with Pretoria’s stance by supporting Morocco’s sovereignty over Sahara. The visit, which marked a historic shift in South Africa’s typically hostile position......

Spanish court bars Ceuta officials over illegal deportation of Moroccan minors

A Spanish court in Ceuta has sentenced two former officials to nine years of disqualification from holding public office over the illegal repatriation of 55 unaccompanied Moroccan minors in 2021. The court's ruling applies to Salvadora Mateos, the former government delegate in Ceuta, and Mabel Deu,......

Spanish ministry’s display of Polisario flag sparks controversy over Sahara policy

A public display of the Polisario Front’s flag inside Spain’s Ministry for Youth and Children has stirred debate about the country’s stance on the Sahara conflict. Minister Sira Rego, who is of Palestinian descent, reportedly displayed a sign reading “España con el Sáhara”......

Spain’s Popular Party escalates opposition to EU-Morocco trade deals

The Spanish Popular Party (PP) is intensifying its campaign against the EU-Morocco trade agreements, particularly targeting Morocco’s southern provinces in Sahara. The conservative party has formally requested the exclusion of these regions from future trade agreements, a move that contrasts sharply......

Jacob Zuma champions Morocco’s Sahara autonomy during Ghana lecture

Former South African president Jacob Zuma has reignited debate over the Sahara dispute by publicly endorsing Morocco’s Autonomy Plan during a lecture at the University of Professional Studies in Accra, Ghana. His remarks sharply criticized the African National Congress (ANC) and Algeria-backed......