Higher NEET rate questions Moroccan government policies

As the head of the Moroccan government expresses satisfaction at its half-mandate achievement, a new report pointed to the need to address challenges posed by 1.5 million Moroccans who are not engaged in education, employment or training, known as NEET. The report by the economic social and environmental council (CESE) said the high number of […]

AFESD Finances Dam & Road Projects in Morocco

The Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) has extended Morocco two loans totaling 72 million Kuwaiti dinars (about 2.27 bln MAD) to help finance two projects. The loans will finance the rehabilitation of the Mohammed V dam in eastern Morocco, and the construction of the Laayoune expressway bypass in the South. The first […]

Algeria : sectarian violence in Ghardia

 The oasis town of Ghardia located 600 kilometers south of the capital and dubbed to be a major drug trafficking point is entangled in sectarian violence between the Chaamba community of Arab origin and the Mozabites, a Berber minority group which adheres to the Ibadi faith, an offshoot of Shiite Islam. Recent clashes have left […]