economic freedom

SADC Summit Okays Kiswahili as official language

The 39th SADC Ordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government concluded last weekend in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, by a key language announcement and a commitment to the industrialization of the region.   At the summit, member states endorsed Kiswahili as the fourth official language within the SADC community.   Regarding industrialization of the […]

Germany: Tunisian Arrested for Alleged Membership with IS Group

A young Tunisian has been arrested for alleged membership with the Islamic State group and for having terror intention, reports say. Identified as Charfeddine T, the 24-year old man had joined the Islamic State before he arrived in Germany in 2015, according to German judicial authorities. German federal prosecutors argued that the man had been […]

Morocco’s tourism revenue up 10% in January

Morocco’s tourism continues its impressive performance with 10% increase in receipts to 8.8 billion dirhams or 880 million dollars, the foreign exchange office said. Remittances from Moroccans living abroad rose 0.5% to 950 million dollars in the first month this year. Foreign direct investments jumped 24% to 500 million dirhams, helping attenuate the country’s current […]