Chad’s top diplomat steps down citing repeated interferences from within cabinet

Chérif Mahamat Zène, Chad’s Foreign minister, submitted Monday his resignation to President Mahamat Idriss Deby, decrying repeated interference and encroachment on his mandate. “For several months, my commitment and my will to serve my country have been thwarted by parallel initiatives of members of your cabinet and government, undertaken without my knowledge and on your […]

COM2023: Morocco calls for refocusing spending on better forms of social protection, income support

Morocco called, Monday in Addis Ababa before the 55th session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (COM2023), for refocusing spending on better targeted forms of social protection alongside income support. The Kingdom also pleaded for adequate political and technical support to initiatives aimed at facilitating cash transfers, such as […]

Morocco: Spanish low budget airline Volotea adds Marrakech to destinations

Barcelona-based airline Volotea will launch from December and from the French city of Strasburg to the ochre city of Marrakech, which will become the second destination of low-budget airline in the kingdom. Volotea already operates route from Nantes, France, to the coastal city of Tangier. Strasburg-Marrakech route will be operated by one weekly flight every […]