Burkina Faso Votes Law Backing Vigilantes Fighting Jihadists

A majority of lawmakers in Burkina Faso voted a new law providing for extending funding and training to local vigilantes in response to the growing firepower of jihadist groups in the Sahel nation. Vigilante groups called koglweogo – “guardians of the bush” in the Moore language – will be the first beneficiaries of the fund. […]

Morocco seized COVID-19 crisis as an opportunity to accelerate reforms – World Bank says

Morocco managed to use the Covid-19 context as an opportunity to accelerate reforms by launching policies to address inequities and resolve some of the obstacles to economic growth, the World Bank said. In a recent report, the World Bank cited measures taken by Morocco in the wake of the pandemic, notably the creation of a […]

Morocco’s Dialogue Invitation to Algeria, a Chance for Reviving the Maghreb- UMA SG

Morocco has once again made proof of its open arms policy by calling on Algeria for a frank dialogue to transcend differences, an invitation that was described by Secretary General of the Maghreb Union Taieb Baccouche as a chance to reinvigorate the five-state regional union. “This Royal initiative beers the seeds of a revival of […]