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World Bank extends $180 million loan to Morocco to support sustainable agriculture

The Board of Directors of the World Bank approved Saturday a $180 million loan to Morocco to finance investment projects in resilient and sustainable agriculture in the Kingdom. The loan, allocated to the Resilient and Sustainable Water Management in Agriculture (RESWAG) project, aims to strengthen the governance of water resources in the agricultural sector, improve […]

Feeling Insecure, Algeria’s Berbers Look to Set up Own Forces

The Amazigh population (Berbers) in Algeria’s restive Kabylie region are looking to establish their own security forces to protect themselves against the violence and excess of the Algerian law enforcement agents. The call for setting up a local force was made by head of the movement for the self-determination of Kabylie, Ferhat Mhenni, who lives […]

Solidarity tax stirs heated debate at Moroccan parliament

  MPs from the opposition joined their voice to labor unions which lambasted the government for planning to impose a solidarity tax on the salaries of middle class employees. During an examination of the draft budget law in the parliament, MPs deplored that the Middle Class continues to bear the brunt of government policies noting […]