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Morocco’s King welcomes growing international support for Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara

King Mohammed VI highlighted the positive momentum in the Sahara issue with the growing support for the Kingdom’s sovereignty over the territory and its autonomy plan. In a speech on the opening of the Fall session of the parliament, King Mohammed VI,  who was accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and Prince Moulay Rachid, […]

US urges Algeria to halt using terrorism charges to quell peaceful dissent

The US delegation to the UN Human Rights Council called on Algeria to abrogate the amendments it brought to its penal code in 2021 and under which many peaceful dissidents are in jail on bogus terrorism charges. In the wake of the mass pro-democracy protests in 2019, the newly recycled military leadership in Algeria has […]

Fitch Rates Morocco ‘BB+’ with a Stable Outlook

Fitch Ratings has assigned Morocco’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) ‘BB+’ rating with a stable outlook due to the country’s macroeconomic stability, low inflation, a moderate share of foreign-currency debt in total general government debt and comfortable external liquidity buffers. Morocco’s fiscal deficit is expected to narrow to 6.3% of GDP in 2021 from […]