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Business

Royal Air Maroc hits 70 jets, eyes 200 by 2037

Morocco's flag carrier added its 70th Boeing 737 MAX 8 as the country targets 80 million airport passengers and 26 million tourists by 2030.

1 Oct · 3 min read
01
Otedola Backs Tinubu's Reforms at Paris Dinner
1 Oct
02
Africa's Diesel Divide: Lowest Prices, CBN Rate Cut Signal Diverging Pressures
28 Sept
03
Nigeria's states earned N5.15trn in 2025 as CBN soaks up N12.8trn in OMO bids
29 Sept
04
Egypt Builds a Mediterranean Security Arc Around Gas
29 Sept
05
Nigeria's agri trade flips N796bn in one year
29 Sept
06
Access Bank and ITC Sign SME Pact Spanning 14 African Countries
25 Sept
07
Dangote's $15–17B Lamu Refinery Eyes September 30 Groundbreaking
24 Sept
08
CBN Slashes Rates 350bps to 23%: Naira Risk, Equity Upside
24 Sept
09
Nigeria's cash outside banks hits N4.87trn as money supply surges 16.4%
21 Sept
10
Nigeria's private credit hits N84.55trn, but government borrowing crowds the field
21 Sept
11
Access Bank Names Ex-AfDB Risk Chief as Executive Director
20 Sept
12
Dangote at $51.3B leads Africa's billionaires past Arab peers by $56B
20 Sept
13
UBA's Alawuba Charts Nigeria's Resilience Blueprint Amid Economic Gains
18 Sept
14
Nigeria's Reserves Hit $54.61B as Dangote Eyes $5B IPO
18 Sept
15
CBN pumps N3.8trn in two days as Nigeria tackles power and food import gaps
18 Sept
16
Dangote Refinery posts $1.82B profit on Europe jet-fuel boom
18 Sept
17
Kenya bans raw mineral exports, plans 3 gold refineries
15 Sept
18
Nigeria and China Open Border Intelligence Channel After Lianyungang Forum
15 Sept
19
NGX All-Share Index Swings: +2.36% Rally Wiped Out by 1.6% Slide
13 Sept
20
China's $8.2B Nigeria grip meets U.S. Egypt AI counter
13 Sept
21
Figo AI Labs and TBO Integrated Services Target Nigeria's Enterprise AI ROI Gap
8 Sept
22
Samsung Launches Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra in Nigeria With 30% Cover Discount
8 Sept
23
Naira firms past N1,302/$ as CBN reserves swell to $54bn
8 Sept
24
Boeing sees 1,165 jets and $140B market for Africa by 2045
6 Sept
25
Dangote Refinery's N2.15trn IPO Gets SEC Green Light
6 Sept
26
Ghana's $20B gold boom reshapes Africa's refining politics
5 Sept
27
Glencore's $9B Congo deal meets a $1.4B lawsuit threat
2 Sept
28
Eskom doubles profit to $1.9bn but a $6.9bn municipal debt hole looms
1 Sept
29
African airlines grow capacity fastest but cargo weakest in July
1 Sept
30
Ethiopia's Birr and Ghana's Cedi Lead Africa's Currency Slide in August 2026
31 Aug
31
Nigeria Wins Moody's Upgrade and FTSE Return in One Week
31 Aug
32
Niger's military junta faces coup attempt from within its own ranks
31 Aug
33
The Architect Behind Eko Atlantic's Financial Blueprint Speaks
31 Aug
34
FTSE Russell Restores Nigeria to Frontier Market Status from Sept 21
27 Aug
35
Ghana bans unrefined artisanal gold exports from September 1
26 Aug
36
Dangote Launches Real-Time Driver Control Room After Fatal Truck Crashes
25 Aug
37
US Deepens Military Ties With Botswana After Joint Space-Age Drill
24 Aug
38
Dangote Refinery's Free Delivery Now Covers 10 Locations Across Nigeria
24 Aug
39
China Deploys J-16 Jets to Egypt in First-Ever Africa Exercise
24 Aug
40
UBA and Prestige Assurance Refresh Boards With New Non-Executive Directors
24 Aug
41
Nigeria's Tinubu Reforms Raised N20.4trn — But How Was It Spent?
22 Aug
42
Asa Asika on The Plug, Davido, and Who Owns Afrobeats
22 Aug
43
GTCO and Zenith Bank Both Win NGX Extensions on H1 2026 Results
22 Aug
44
Nigeria Inflation Falls to 15.43% in July 2026: Which States Cost Most and Least
19 Aug
45
US Coast Guard Ends 12-Year Security Ban on Nigerian Vessels
19 Aug
46
Nigeria's food inflation hits 20.31% in July, a 10-month high
19 Aug
47
CBN's 20% OMO Yields Pull N4.93trn From Investors, Threatening Stocks
17 Aug
48
NGX pulls last-minute brake on new equity pricing rules
17 Aug
49
Sonatrach Drills Niger's 260M-Barrel Kafra Field
15 Aug
50
Nigeria Stays on US Religious Freedom Blacklist After August Talks
15 Aug
51
NGX Pitches Dual Listings to Chinese Firms as Foreign Investors Hold Just 12% of Market
14 Aug
52
Nigeria's Regulators and Labour Want Dangote Fuel Sold Across Africa
13 Aug
53
Osun Governor Adeleke Sues EFCC for N2bn Over Account Freeze
13 Aug
54
Nigeria's CBN opens crypto sandbox as $92bn market seeks regulation
13 Aug
55
UBA and Mikano Motors Launch 'Drive Your Dream' Auto Loan Scheme
11 Aug
56
AVA Capital's 33% Surge Leads NGX Gainers as African Currencies Split
11 Aug
57
Dangote Took 52.6M Barrels as Nigeria's Domestic Crude Supply Hit 97.4%
11 Aug
58
Dangote's Kenya Refinery Drops to $16B, Eyes October Groundbreaking
11 Aug
59
Nigeria's public debt hits N159.35trn as domestic borrowing climbs
8 Aug
60
Dangote Refinery Holds Europe's Top Jet Fuel Spot for Second Month
8 Aug
61
Nigerian Startup Funding Crashes 96% in July 2026
8 Aug
62
Buffett Cuts Gates Foundation From $6B Gift After 20 Years
7 Aug
63
Seychelles and Mauritius Lead Africa's 2026 Passport Rankings
7 Aug
64
HPCL Buys 2M Barrels of Nigerian Crude for Rajasthan Refinery
5 Aug
65
Nigeria's Decade of Wealth Erosion: What Money Markets Really Returned
5 Aug
66
OPay's Trust Gambit: What Nigeria's Fintech Giant Must Prove
3 Aug
67
Nigeria's $2.3T Economy Hides in Plain Sight — Here's the Map
3 Aug
68
Nigerian consumer firms split sharply in H1 2026 earnings
1 Aug
69
Dangote Refinery: From $20B Gamble to Global Fuel Force
1 Aug
70
Middle East conflict reshapes African business from retail to runways
30 Jul
71
Africa Prudential Reports Strong H1 2026 at Investor Call
29 Jul
72
Africa's Macro Snapshot: Fuel, Debt, and Rates in July 2026
28 Jul
73
Nigeria's Payment Fraud Losses Halved, But AI Risks Are Rising
25 Jul
74
Washington bets $500M on Africa's minerals, not aid
25 Jul
75
17 African Fintechs Make CNBC/Statista's 2026 Global Top 500 List
25 Jul
76
Google's Selfie Video Verification: What It Means for Africa
24 Jul
77
Nigerian equities rebound N1.58trn in single session
24 Jul
78
US 'AI Kill Switch' Bill: What It Means for African Tech
24 Jul
79
Dangote Refinery Closes $2.5bn Private Placement, a Record for Africa
24 Jul
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