{"id":29404,"date":"2025-10-03T12:32:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T12:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/sb_speaker\/mehdi-tazi-riffi\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T10:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T09:05:10","slug":"mehdi-tazi-riffi-2","status":"publish","type":"sb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/www.afis.africa\/en\/sb_speaker\/mehdi-tazi-riffi-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Mehdi TAZI RIFFI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mehdi Tazi-Riffi is the CEO of Tanger Med, an integrated developer and operator of ports, logistics and industrial platforms. The Group manages Tanger Med port complex, the leading port in the Mediterranean and Africa as well as the adjacent industrial platform. 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