Morocco keeps budget deficit in check despite rising spending in first half of 2025

Morocco’s budget deficit remained within manageable limits during the first half of 2025, despite an increase in public spending, according to new figures released by the General Treasury of the Kingdom (TGR). As of the end of June, the deficit stood at 24.8 billion dirhams, a level consistent with the targets set in the 2025 […]

AfDB allocates €62M for rural electrification in Côte-d’Ivoire

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted a loan of €62.35 million to Côte d’Ivoire, the bank said in a statement. The funds are intended to finance the Project for the Strengthening of Electrical System Works and Access to Electricity (Proser). The AfDB grant will help finance the electrification of 1,388 rural localities in the […]

Tunisia Denies Foreign Military Base Reports, Asks for Millions in Support

The Speaker of the Tunisian parliament, Mohammed Ennaceur, denied reports that Tunis has approved the deployment of a military base in the country after it was designated as a major non-NATO ally of the US by President Obama. Speaking to Russia Today, Ennaceur claimed the reports are “not true” because “there are no such plans.” […]