The fourth edition of GITEX Africa Morocco opened in Marrakech on 7 April with record participation figures, as organisers confirmed more than 1,450 exhibiting companies and startups, over 400 investors managing a combined USD 350 billion in assets, participants from more than 130 countries and expected attendance exceeding 50,000 visitors.
The most significant domestic milestone is the participation of 300 Moroccan startups, a 50 per cent increase on the previous edition, representing 31 sectors and 32 cities across the Kingdom. The geographic breadth signals that Morocco’s digital entrepreneurial base has expanded well beyond Casablanca and Rabat into secondary cities.
Morocco’s Digital Transition Minister Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni described GITEX Africa as “a strategic showcase for our digital ecosystem, a lever for attracting investment, and an accelerator of growth for our startups.” Amine El Mezouaghi, Director General of the Digital Development Agency, framed the ambition more directly: “Morocco will no longer be just a consumer of technologies, but will become a designer, manager, deployer, and exporter of its own artificial intelligence models.”
GITEX Africa is organised by KAOUN International, a Dubai World Trade Centre subsidiary, and runs until 9 April at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech.
Editor’s Note: The doubling of Moroccan startup representation is the editorial headline here. MEA Tech Watch covered the pre-event ministerial framing last week; this update confirms the scale materialised. Watch for deal announcements and partnership signings to emerge across the three-day event, as the 400-investor pool attending actively seeking deployable capital across African markets.
