Harmattan AI does not plan merely to manufacture its systems in Morocco. The defense company is developing a new fixed-wing drone in Rabat, whose trials will be conducted at several Moroccan sites, including vast areas located in the south of the country.
Following the United States, NATO is also counting on Morocco to train African military personnel. A session of the DEEP programme is to be organised in the kingdom by the end of 2026 or early 2027.
CMA CGM will increase its rates between Morocco and the United States starting September 15. The additional cost will reach $250 for a small container and $500 for larger ones, as Moroccan products are already facing a new US tax.
Bangladesh has just approved an additional 140,000 tonnes of fertilizer from OCP Nutricrops. Added to the 70,000 tonnes approved twelve days earlier, the orders decided in August have already reached 210,000 tonnes, worth nearly 168 million dollars.
Commissioned by the Swedish Ministry of Defence, a FOI report finds that Morocco now has a “clear military and political advantage” in the Sahara. HIMARS, Apaches and drones have strengthened its capabilities against a Polisario judged incapable of dislodging it by force.
A few months before the Green March, Hassan II privately explained to American officials why he did not want to confront Spain militarily. A document classified “Top Secret” also reveals that the monarch was prepared to offer the United States bases in Morocco.
OCP is taking a new step in the United States. Its North American subsidiary is preparing a phosphate fertilizer plant in Louisiana with agricultural giant CHS, for an investment that could reach $450 million and a capacity of more than one million tonnes per year.
A scientific study warns of the possible depletion of U.S. phosphorus resources within forty years. Essential for fertilizers and crops, this mineral now places Morocco at the heart of the food security of the United States.
The United States has just updated its practical travel advice for people visiting Morocco. Washington does not consider urban buses safe and warns its citizens that the police response after a crime is reported may be inconsistent.
Five months after the Russian imports controversy, U.S. authorities announce that Morocco now accepts pork casings from the United States. A strictly regulated opening from a health and safety standpoint.
Moroccans will no longer have their immigrant visa applications rejected wholesale because of their nationality. A U.S. federal judge has just annulled the measure that had suspended the processing of applications from 75 countries, including Morocco, since January.
An 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.