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Morocco’s Central Bank Maintains Key Interest Rate Unchanged at 2.25%

Morocco’s Central Bank, Bank Al Maghrib, kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.25% following its board meeting on Tuesday, December 19. The Bank said inflation was expected to reach 0.7 % on average at year end, down from 1.6 percent in 2016. The bank also revised down economic growth to 4.1% this year from […]

Algerian regime resorts to Polisario to inflate turnout in Tindouf

A look at the turnout of the Algerian Presidential elections shows the scale of the boycott in most Algerian regions except Tindouf, home to the Polisario militias and some 22,000 Sahraouis they hold hostage in inhumane conditions. Turnout in Tindouf was 57% compared to Bejaia where many towns registered zero participation. By the past, Algerian […]

African nations embark on major airport expansion to meet soaring demand

African nations are investing billions in airport infrastructure as passenger traffic across the continent is projected to double to 300 million annually by 2040, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which forecasts average growth of 5.7% per year through 2034. Ethiopia leads this transformation with plans for Africa’s largest airport near Bishoftu, 40km […]