Morocco to assist SMEs producing anti-coronavirus equipment

Morocco launched a platform to assist SMEs willing to transform their industries to produce protective equipment to counter coronavirus.   Industry and Trade Minister Moulay Hafid El Alamy shared on his twitter account a link to a website dedicated to small businesses that want to redirect their production to manufacture equipment and products that are […]

Kenyan court halts controversial Adani Group airport lease deal

Kenya’s High Court has temporarily blocked a proposed 30-year lease deal that would have given India’s Adani Group control over the country’s main airport. The Law Society of Kenya and the Kenya Human Rights Commission jointly filed an application arguing that the country could independently fund the $1.85 billion airport upgrade. The petitioners claim the […]

Women in North Africa Face Many Obstacles

Women in MENA countries have made big strides over the past four decades in the fields of education and health coverage, but they still face serious hurdles in the labor market, says a World Bank report. The progress made by countries of the region to bridge gender gaps has not been matched by increases in […]