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French farmers escalate attacks on Moroccan tomatoes

Tensions over Moroccan tomato imports are flaring again in France, where local producers accuse Moroccan suppliers of unfair competition. Moroccan fresh produce exporters have repeatedly said such campaigns were triggered by disinformation. Last week, members of the Confédération Paysanne stormed a Franco-Moroccan logistics hub in Perpignan before being removed by police, then entered a supermarket […]

AFP, or the voice of cynicism and hostility against Morocco

The bureau of Agence France Presse (AFP) in Rabat often discards the ethic of objectivity when dealing with Morocco and Moroccan news or exaggerates facts to lure readers.   The agency once again evidenced this lack of objectivity when it dealt lately with what it called the “case” of young student Nezha Majdi, from the […]

World Bank: Tunisia’s trade deficit continues to widen amid soaring inflation

The trade deficit in Tunisia widened by record 56% in the first semester of 2022, reaching 8.1% of GDP, while the budget deficit, exacerbated by mounting energy and food subsidies, is expected to reach 9.1% in 2022, compared to 7.4% in 2021, according to the World Bank’s latest report. Inflation in this country rose from […]