Algeria slashes spending by 50% due to drop in oil earnings & Coronavirus impact

The Algerian economic model, which is depending heavily on oil & gas revenues, is seemingly crumbling. The new financial realities have shown that its former decade’s high spending is no longer possible with the rapidly depleting state coffers and widening deficit. Hit hard by a sharp drop in oil prices on the international and the […]

Morocco forges ahead with children vaccination

Over 1.78 million pupils received their first dose by Sept. 24 and 206,700 have been fully vaccinated with Pfizer and Sinopharm jabs which the government opted for to bolster collective immunity. The start of the school year was delayed until Oct. 1 until children aged 12-17 have been vaccinated as Morocco maintains leadership in Africa […]

Mauritania : ruling UPR dominates parliament

The ruling UPR party has emerged victorious in the second round of the legislative elections after winning more than 50% of the parliamentary seats. The elections have been criticized in several quarters and some opposition political parties preferred to boycott it. Tawassoul, a party participating for the first time, won majority of the seats among […]