Apr 23, 2021 | Menas Associates, Morocco
On 14 April the Kingdom officially inaugurated its new Social Security Programme in a launch ceremony at the Royal Palace in Fez which was presided over by King Mohamed VI. The programme — which Economy and Finance Minister, Mohamed Benchaaboun, described as a...
Mar 25, 2021 | Menas Associates, Morocco
Cannabis production is big business in Morocco which is world’s largest producer with almost 50,000 hectares of land dedicated to cultivating the crop. Its mountainous topography and comparatively hot humid climate in certain parts of the country such as the Rif are...
Jan 28, 2021 | Menas Associates, Morocco
The leadership of Morocco’s ruling Parti Justice et Développement (PJD) party is desperately trying to contain a backlash among its rank-and-file which has been prompted by Morocco’s recent normalisation of diplomatic relations with Israel. In December 2020, a...
Dec 18, 2020 | Menas Associates, Morocco
2021 will be an important year for Morocco because it will be dominated by the national, local and regional elections which may well deliver a new political configuration. Although the ruling Parti de la Justice et du Développement (PJD) is still likely to come...
Oct 29, 2020 | Menas Associates, Morocco
Morocco chalked up another diplomatic success this month when, on 27 October, the UAE announced it was planning to open a general consulate in Laayoune. This was confirmed during an October call between King Mohamed VI and Abu Dhabi’s de facto leader, Crown Prince...
Sep 24, 2020 | Menas Associates, Morocco
A storm is brewing inside Morocco’s ruling Parti de la justice et du dévéloppement (PJD) with different parts of the party increasingly pulling in opposite directions. Although the PJD has long been divided, these fissures are rising to the surface at what — because...
