UNCTAD says Africa investment still lagging despite global FDI rebound

Foreign investment in Africa remains under strain despite a rebound in global capital flows, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) said last week, warning that weak project finance, high borrowing costs and geopolitical uncertainty continue to deter long-term investment on the continent. In its Global Investment Trends Monitor, published in January, UNCTAD […]

Morocco Records Over 109,000 New Business Registrations in 2025

Morocco’s entrepreneurial landscape showed continued vitality in 2025, with 109,656 new companies registered throughout the year, according to data published by the Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office (OMPIC). The figures reflect sustained business creation momentum across a broad range of sectors and regions. Of the total, 78,622 were legal entities and 31,034 were sole […]

Sahara: Polisario’s Banditry Puts Ceasefire Agreement At Risk

The Polisario is set to occupy the border crossing linking Morocco to Mauritania through its repetitive acts of banditry in the area that is supposed to remain demilitarized under the UN sponsored 1991 ceasefire agreement in the Sahara. Few days after barring the road to participants in a desert rally departing from Dakhla and bound […]