Morocco Bound

How a company thousands of miles from the Hormuz is feeling the squeeze as disruptions in the strait push up fertilizer, fuel, and freight costs across global supply chains. A distant geopolitical shock became a direct hit to OCP’s sulfur supplies and margins.

FAO monitoring shows Northwest Africa entering a new phase of desert locust activity, with Morocco facing the highest pressure and neighboring countries preparing for possible summer migrations toward Sahelian breeding zones.

Morocco’s courts are facing major delays as a nationwide strike by attorneys over Draft Law 66.23 enters its third week, with lawyers arguing that the proposed overhaul of the legal profession was prepared without adequate consultation and fails to protect defense rights, while the Justice Ministry defends the bill as a necessary modernization of access, training, and client protections.

Morocco sends 14,000–18,000 women to Spain’s farms each year under a growing seasonal work program, even as domestic training and wage gaps persist.