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Drought continues to weight on Morocco’s job market

Drought continues to slash jobs in rural areas leading to the surge of the unemployment rate to 13.3% in 2024, compared with 13% in 2023, the statistics agency HCP said. The number of unemployed people in Morocco reached 1.638 million people last year, ringing the alarm bell for the government. The unemployment rate was notably […]

Nigeria’s Emir of Kano dethroned

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has been removed from his throne, local media reported on Monday.   The Nigerian most influential Muslim traditional leader was deposed for showing “insubordination” to the authorities in the northern state of Kano, an official statement said.   The statement read, “The Kano State Executive Council under the […]

Libya: Cairo Pushes to Blow up Hedge between Factions

Egypt has convened Libyan factions involved in the political process in the oil-rich North African country, asking them to establish modern democratic state and end polarization. Egypt’s Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Mahmoud Hegazy, who heads the Egyptian committee mediating the Libyan crisis, this week held three-day talks with Libyan delegations from the cities of […]