The leading Moroccan fertiliser company OCP – previously Office Chérifien des Phosphates – had an exceptional year around the globe in 2022. Benefiting from sky-high prices due to the war in Ukraine and less competition from its Russian rivals Phosagro and Uralchem, the group racked up €10.1bn in sales, with a net profit of €2.1bn.The picture is not quite as bright, however, for OCP Africa, its sub-Saharan Africa subsidiary run by Mohamed Anouar Jamali. Since its creation
