An attack Monday on the village of Bakali, in the Giwa region, by several armed attackers killed at least 25 civilians and injured many others. In addition, fighters from the Islamic State group in West Africa (ISWAP), a branch of Boko Haram affiliated with Islamic State, attacked a military post in the village of Tungushe, […]
King Mohammed VI appointed Ahmed Rahhou new head of the competition council and Zineb Al Adaoui head of the court of auditors. Rahhou succeeds to Driss Guerraoui whose tenure was marred by procedural dysfunctions relating to a report on fuel price fixing. The new appointment is part of the King’s firm attachment to the independence […]
Transparency International’s 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) paints a bleak picture of corruption worldwide, with many African countries showing their worst results in over a decade. The report, released on Tuesday (11 February), reveals that 47 countries out of 180 surveyed scored their lowest marks since 2012, signaling an alarming global rise in corruption. On […]
