Morocco Scraps Casablanca Shipyard Tender, Leaving Its Future Unclear
After about 18 months of evaluation and three finalist groups, Morocco has cancelled the 30-year Casablanca shipyard concession tender. No replacement operating model has been announced.
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Libya's Sharara Pipeline Reopens, but Europe's Crude Squeeze Persists
Libya's Sharara-Zawiya pipeline reopened after a five-day shutdown that caused substantial production losses. Saudi loadings from Yanbu have also resumed, but neither restart confirms a return to full capacity or guarantees replacement barrels for European buyers.
Morocco Releases First Darija AI Tools Under Mistral Partnership
Morocco has announced two Darija-focused AI tools developed with Mistral: an Arabic dialect classifier and a Voxtral-based speech-recognition model. Regional reporting says public access is under way or expected, but benchmarks, licence terms and access details remain unclear.
Morocco Puts Gender Budgeting to the Test
Morocco has brought gender-responsive budgeting to 35 ministerial departments and trained more than 800 officials. Now the test is whether that work changes public spending and improves women's access to transport, jobs and essential services.
