Hanane Ouaddahou spent ten years in auditing and consulting in France before opening a Moroccan restaurant. The experience was difficult, but she did not return to working with numbers. Based in Dubai since 2013, she now creates menus for restaurateurs and is developing her own range of Moroccan products.
Morocco exported 89,000 tonnes of fresh blueberries during the 2025-2026 campaign. Its advantage: supplying Europe at a time when supply remains limited. But Egypt is accelerating during the same months, Spain is weighing on prices in spring, and China is gaining ground in Russia.
A European reform could make it more difficult for Moroccan fruit and vegetables to access the EU market. Yet, after meeting European professionals in Agadir, Morocco’s sector is displaying another ambition: adapting to the new requirements and selling more abroad.
MoroccoSeasonal rental prices are soaring in Agadir in the middle of August. Furnished apartments are reaching 1500 dirhams per day, while some villas now exceed 4000 dirhams. Consumer associations say they are receiving complaints from holidaymakers.
MoroccoAn American cyberdefense platform used by Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense is also operational in Morocco. Its manufacturer, Lyntris, confirms that its Garda Cyber suite is deployed with the Moroccan Armed Forces.
MoroccoAir Algérie is stepping up its offensive in sub-Saharan Africa. The Algerian airline is opening three new destinations in the autumn: Brazzaville, Conakry and Lagos, all markets where Royal Air Maroc has already established its network from Casablanca.
SpainApple Maps displays several territories administered by Spain and claimed by Morocco as being located in Morocco. This is a particularly sensitive depiction as sovereignty over Spain’s North African enclaves continues to divide Rabat and Madrid.
SpainThe political battle launched in Spain against Morocco’s place in the 2030 World Cup could end up costing Spanish companies dearly. Rabat has imposed no sanctions, but the possibility of reviewing future contracts is now being openly discussed.
WorldIn 2025, the European Union bought €25.5 billion worth of goods from Morocco and €26.5 billion from Algeria. With a difference of only one billion euros, the amounts are almost identical. But the composition of exports is radically different.
MoroccoLess than a week after obtaining its mining license in Morocco, the TitanBeach project in Tan-Tan is picking up pace. A new company has been established and an agreement signed with a multinational public group, notably to prepare a pilot plant.
SpainIrregular entries into Ceuta have nearly tripled since January. But this striking figure does not even include the 72,000 crossings recorded at the end of July: for the second consecutive report, Spain’s Interior Ministry is leaving them out of its statistics.
MoroccoCrude oil is trading at around 90 dollars a barrel, but refined diesel is reaching approximately 191 dollars. This exceptional gap is hitting Morocco particularly hard, as it has not refined oil since the Samir refinery shut down and imports its fuels already processed.
SpainSpain is further strengthening its military presence in Ceuta. More than 150 soldiers from the Canary Islands Command will join the units already deployed in the city following the mass arrival of migrants from Morocco in late July.