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Senegal holds legislative elections with key reforms at stake

The Senegalese have voted on Sunday in parliamentary elections that will determine if President Faye can carry on with an ambitious reform agenda. Pools closed the same day with results yet to be announced for the 165-seat parliament, where Faye does not have majority. Faye, who achieved victory in March’s presidential election, dissolved parliament in […]

Tourist arrivals up 4.6% in first five months of 2019

The number of tourists visiting Morocco between January and May 2019 increased 4.6% to 3.5 million compared with the same period last year. International tourist arrivals rose 1% while Moroccans living abroad visiting their homeland dropped 8%, the tourism ministry said in its latest statistics. Analysts said that the number of foreign tourists and Moroccans […]

Morocco Boasts MENA Region’s Second Largest Mining Sector

Morocco has the second biggest mining sector in the Middle East and North Africa, BMI, a Fitch Group company, said in a recent study. BMI’s Risk Reward Index showed that Morocco came second with a score of 56.3 out of 100 preceded by Saudi Arabia ranking first with a score of 59.5. The study explained […]