Former US envoy advises Tunisian leader to refrain from following footsteps of late Ben Ali

Former US ambassador to Tunisia Gordon Gray has urged the President Kais Saied  not to take a leaf out of ex- autocratic Ben Ali’s book, noting that the incumbent Tunisian leader has a disdain for democratic institutions and disregard for the economy. “In August, I warned that Saied seemed to be following in Ben Ali’s […]

Morocco adopts bill on alternative sentences to reduce congestion in prisons

The upper and lower houses of the Moroccan parliament have both approved a bill that introduces alternative sentences with the aim of reducing overpopulation in Morocco’s prisons. The bill was advocated by the government as a solution to overcrowded Moroccan prisons. The prison population in Morocco surpassed 158% of capacity across the country’s 76 prisons, […]

Morocco gets $250 Mln World Bank loan for economic development of Nador region

The World Bank approved Friday a $250 million loan to Morocco for the economic development of its North-Eastern region. The funding will help improve transport connectivity and enable private sector growth in the North-East region, notably around the development of the Nador West Med (NWM) maritime complex. Morocco is implementing a major infrastructure investment plan […]