Baltimore-based Laureate Education to Sell Casablanca Private University for $53.6 mln

Laureate Education, a Baltimore-based company, said it will sell its university in Morocco, Université Internationale de Casablanca, for $53.6 mln to KMR Holding Pédagogique, a company that owns the Private University of Marrakech and invests in education in west Africa. The Université Internationale de Casablanca, which opened in 2010, is one of the few state-recognized […]

King Mohammed VI Launches 3rd Phase of National Initiative for Human Development

King Mohammed VI has launched 3rd phase of the revamped National Initiative for Human Development (INDH), an ambitious socioeconomic plan destined to close the social gap, combat poverty and reduce social inequalities. The 3rd phase of the plan, to be carried out over a four-year period (2019-2023), will cost $1.9 billion. It seeks to support […]

Dutch Far Right Leader Spits Venom at Moroccan Migrants

In a case of recidivism, Dutch Far-right leader Geert Wilders uttered racist statements against Moroccan migrants in the Netherlands calling them “scum” and telling his supporters at a political rally that he will “make the Netherlands ours again”. “The Moroccan scum in Holland … once again not all are scum … but there is a […]