Mozambique power utility loses $100M annually

The Mozambican power company, EDM, has recorded an annual loss of $100 million, due to illegal connections to the national power grid. According to Mozambican newspaper O Pais, which quoted the company’s new chairman, Ale Sicola, “smart” electricity meters will be introduced on the market to minimize the problem. The company chairman also said that […]

Recent escalation reflects Polisario’s internal disarray- Carnegie

Polisario’s declaration of war against Morocco comes at a moment the separatist movement faces internal challenges amid changes in Algeria, wrote US Think Tank Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. “Polisario’s leadership is facing dissatisfaction inside and outside the refugee camps it controls in Algeria,” wrote Intissar Fakir in an Op-ed published on Carnegie website. The […]

Policy Center for the New South Unveils Oxford Handbook on Morocco’s Economic Transformation

The Policy Center for the New South this week unveiled The Oxford Handbook of the Moroccan Economy, a new reference work that provides a comprehensive analysis of Morocco’s long-term economic transformation, as policymakers, researchers and academics gathered in Rabat for a two-day conference marking the book’s publication. Published by Oxford University Press and edited by […]