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Regional

What's next for crowdfunding in the South Mediterranean? [Q&A]

Crowdfunding enables business, cultural and associative projects to come to life. (Image via Creative Market) Since the launch of...

Happy Smala SwitchMed Smala & Co

Lebanon

8 things we learnt at MENA Games in Beirut

The gaming industry in the Middle East and North Africa is growing. More than 40 gaming startups from Europe, MENA and Turkey...

Turkish Game Developers Association Netmarble Nuked Cockroach

Global

AIG raises another $80M, from Orange

The leading operator telecom wants to join the African ecommerce boom. (Image via Rude Baguette) Africa Internet Group (AIG) can’t seem to ...

orange AIG Africa Internet Group

Maghreb

Moroccan politicians cheer for startups at Pitch Lab

The audience is taking the floor during the 28th Pitch Lab. (Images via New Work Lab) Morocco's Pitch Lab has begun to reach...

Manageo.ma Mozaic Parking The Wall Games

Maghreb

Apply now to Techfinance Academy in Morocco

A new accelerator is opening shop in Casablanca, Morocco. Techfinance Academy is a six-month acceleration program open to Morocco-based ...

accelerator Casablanca morocco

Maghreb

Seedstars Africa

Seedstars World (SSW), the global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, is joining forces...

International startups Seedstars Africa morocco

Maghreb

Impact of the VoIP ban in Morocco on the economy and entrepreneurship

Skype, WhatsApp calls and Viber are gradually becoming unavailable in Morocco. (Image via The Huffington Post) It was hard to miss the...

SmartVPN Genious morocco

Maghreb

Marrakesh gets its first incubator

A door opens on the startup world. (Images via Emerging Business Factory) Marrakesh, the fourth biggest city in Morocco, barely...

50 Partners Marrakesh Emerging Business Factory

Maghreb

Moroccan entrepreneur wants to fix his cities

Urban life could be much nicer if everybody did his or her share. (Image via Amine Elaoui) Damaged roads, defective street...

Twiyar Smart Cities MEMakers

Maghreb

Programmers for hire: Scorify links talent with jobs

The hunt of developers. (Image via Mashable) Every industry has its own myths, and one often-heard claim in the tech sector is that...

startup hiring tech talent programmer

Maghreb

Moroccan smart car app competition to boost local industry

The future of cars? (Image via McMaster.ca) Forgetting where you parked your car is an embarrassing problem that’s about to become a t...

MagNav self-driving car applications

Maghreb

Four reasons why Morocco's startup ecosystem is at a tipping point [Opinion]

A new start for Moroccan startups. (Image via Travelling Book Junkies) Governments all around the world want to build strong startup...

Opinion Eiréné4Impact CEED

Regional

The ‘ease’ of doing business in MENA [Infographic]

Starting a business and running it isn’t easy. It becomes less so when the economy in which you want to start the business...

Doing Business Report Oman Yemen

Maghreb

Devoxx Morocco brings together techies and startups

Connecting at Devoxx Morocco. (Images via Aline Mayard) I heard entrepreneurs voice a familiar complaint on a recent Monday evening at New...

Devoxx morocco Developers

Maghreb

Yuzu helps Moroccans cook and eat better with less effort

Dinner is ready! (Images via Yuzu) Everybody agrees: cooking at home is the easiest way to eat healthy and cheaply. But how many of us...

Yuzu morocco Food delivery

Maghreb

Tangiers Technopark, future hotspot for Moroccan tech? [Q&A]

Marouane Chelli has great ambitions for the newly launched Technopark in Tangiers. [Image via Marouane Chelli] After launching in...

tangiers tanger Technopark

Maghreb

Morocco’s Eiréné4Impact in the push for social entrepreneurs

Future Moroccan entrepreneurs learning about social entrepreneurship at Impact Camp. (Images via Sara Kaddaoui) This fall, school is back...

impact entrepreneurship Eiréné4Impact morocco

Maghreb

NUMA to bring French expertise to Morocco's startups

Jordan has Oasis500, Egypt has Flat6Labs, now Morocco has NUMA. The famous French innovation hub announced today that they are going to...

NUMA Eiréné4Impact morocco

Maghreb

From France to the Maghreb: why some Maghrebi entrepreneurs return to the homeland

This view does make a good argument for Tunisia. (Image via West East South North) Sure, many Tunisians and Moroccans have...

quality of life healthy morocco

Maghreb

Apps open political dialogue in North Africa

Tunisians are making their voice heard. (Image via The Nation) The Arab spring proved the power of social media. Firstly that it goes far...

Arab spring democracy politics

Maghreb

Who will be king of Morocco's real estate portals?

Samsar ads plastered around the city could be a thing of the past. (Image via Aline Mayard) If you want to understand Morocco’s d...

lamudi selektimmo mubaweb

Maghreb

Power in numbers: Moroccan web entrepreneurs come together

At the launch of Maroc Digital at Avito’s offices. (Images via Othmane Ghailane) The Moroccan web community got together recently for ...

Le Maroc Digital morocco

Maghreb

Can Casablanca ban Uber?

Should we expect a taxi drivers strike soon? (Image via Ahmed Bousserhane) In a press release sent this morning, Uber says they’d like to “...

careem Uber morocco

Maghreb

3D printing tackles plastic on the shores of Morocco

Jennifer Gadient and Fabian Wyss in front of their Ultimaker 3D printer. (Image via Aline Mayard) It’s 6pm on the beach at Taghazout, a f...

3d printing waste morocco

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