WB: Morocco Gets $350 Mln Additional Funding to Enhance Social Safety Net System

The World Bank has agreed to provide Morocco $350 million additional funding to support the country’s social protection system, especially AMO-TADAMON destined for vulnerable populations (women, children & people with disabilities) and isolated populations in rural or remote areas. The new loan comes after the $400 million disbursed in 2020 to mitigate the impacts of […]

Morocco’s GDP grew 10% in 2023- statistics agency

Morocco’s GDP grew 10% to 146 billion dollars in 2023, the high commission for planning, HCP, said in its final statistics. Financial and non-financial firms contributed by 45% to the national GDP, while public administrations contributed by 15.2%, HCP said in a recent report. Households and non-lucrative entities contributed by 29%, it said, adding that […]

Niger condemns Algeria’s violent treatment of Sub-Saharan migrants

Niger government summoned Algeria’s ambassador to protest against the violent treatment suffered by Nigerien migrants who have been suffering rights breaches in southern Algeria. The showdown is the latest in a series of events that drew the two countries apart, starting from the refusal of Niger’s new leadership of an Algerian mediation in the country. […]