Spain keeps position as Morocco’s first trading partner in 2019

EU countries took 66% of Morocco’s foreign trade with Spain topping the list with $15 bln followed by France with $13 bln, the foreign exchange agency said. Spain and France accounted for 58% of overall trade with the EU as Morocco has been steadily diversifying trade partners over the last few years, the agency said […]

Tunisia: Around 43 Tunisians still Held in Libyan Prisons

About 43 Tunisians are currently held in prisons in Libya over membership in terrorist organizations charges, the director general of consular affairs has said. The foreign ministry official who was speaking Monday before the parliament over the government plan to protect Tunisian expats in Libya also indicated that the North African country is working to […]

Sahel bloc accelerates plans for regional bank

Finance and economy ministers from the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) have agreed to fast-track the launch of a new regional financial institution aimed at bolstering economic sovereignty and reducing dependence on external donors, following their exit from regional bloc Ecowas. In a recent meeting in Niamey, officials from Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger reached […]