Vol 55 No 16 | MOROCCO Not waving but drifting 8th August 2014 Some see the kingdom as a star in this troubled region but a political vacuum at the top and a lack of ideas are holding it back Prescient members of the ruling class are feeling uneasy, even in Casablanca's smartest restaurants and on its widest boulevards, thronged by designer shops and choked with luxury cars....
Vol 55 No 7 | MOROCCOWESTERN SAHARANORWAY Kill the drill 4th April 2014 The Norwegian-based company Aker Solutions has decided to stop providing oil services to its drilling rig in disputed waters off Western Sahara after Africa Confidential publicised the case...
Vol 55 No 6 | MOROCCOWESTERN SAHARANORWAY Testing the offshore limits 21st March 2014 Sahrawi officials are again trying to get the UN to intervene with oil companies drilling in disputed offshore areas A legal battle may be brewing between the Polisario Front, which since 1973 has aspired to rule Western Sahara, and Norwegian oil services company Aker Solutions over offshore...
Vol 55 No 6 | MOROCCOWESTERN SAHARAUNITED STATES Senate for Morocco 21st March 2014 About a month after the United States Senate passed a bill that, very unusually, affects the disputed territory of Western Sahara, Washington lobbyists Gray Global Advisors revealed they...
Vol 55 No 2 | MOROCCO Headaches for Benkirane 24th January 2014 A deteriorating economic situation adds to political tension as parties manoeuvre for next year’s elections Morocco seems to have emerged stronger from the Arab Spring. The constitution promises a more open political system and improved human rights. A coalition government led by the...
Vol 53 No 10 | MOROCCO Keep smiling 11th May 2012 In tough economic times, Islamist Premier Benkirane charms his critics while Mohammed VI in the Palace tries to keep pace The economy is not growing fast enough to create the jobs needed, police continue to clash with protestors around the country and the Prime Minister’s coalition partners are...
Vol 53 No 6 | ALGERIAMOROCCO The neighbours start talking 16th March 2012 A new warmth in relations could mean the reopening of the common border but agreement on Western Sahara remains problematic Several high-level diplomatic meetings initiated by Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane in recent weeks have raised hopes that Algeria and Morocco might finally reopen their border, closed since 1994.
Vol 5 (AAC) No 6 | MOROCCO Saad-Eddine Al Othmani 28th March 2012 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Morocco Morocco is rolling out the welcome mat to Asian investors. Foreign Affairs Minister Saad-Eddine Al Othmani hosted its first Morocco-Asia Business Forum in Rabat on 15-16 March.
Vol 52 No 25 | MOROCCO The King’s own Islamists 16th December 2011 Morocco's Parti de la justice et du développement (PJD) formed the main opposition in the previous National Assembly and took 107 of its 395 seats in the 25...
Vol 52 No 13 | MOROCCO Reform dilemma 24th June 2011 Traditional constituencies linked into the Makhzen system will probably swing the 1 July referendum in favour of King Mohammed VI’s proposed constitutional reforms. Makhzen means that palace and...