Algeria: COVID-19 suspends Hirak in the streets, social networks take over

In Algeria, the street protests seem to have faded away for the hundreds of thousands of protesters who, for months, invaded the big cities every week to demand the end of the “system”. The Covid-19 has overcome this popular fervor, but the Hirak, born on 22 February 2019, is resisting. The Hirak militants suspended their […]

New development model should end oligopoly and foster fair competition – regulator says

The competition council called for putting an end to monopolies that created an oligopolistic situation in Morocco, citing the sectors of fuel distribution, banks, insurance companies and cement producers. In its annual report for 2019, the first since the council’s reactivation the same year, the council recommended for the new development model to break up […]

Morocco Reaffirms Readiness to Open New Page with Cuba

King Mohammed VI sent a congratulation message to Miguel Diaz-Canel who was elected President of the Republic of Cuba, saying that Morocco is willing to open a new page with Cuba. In the message, the king extended wishes to Diaz Canel of full success and renewed Morocco’s commitment to work together with Cuba in order […]