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Morocco: Bill regulating use of Cryptocurrencies is ready, BAM Governor reveals

The bill to regulate the use of cryptocurrencies in Morocco is ready, announced the Governor of the Central Bank (Bank Al-Maghrib- BAM), Abdellatif Jouahri. Speaking at a press briefing following BAM’s 4th and final quarterly meeting of 2022, Jouahri stressed that the draft to put in place a proper regulatory framework is ready. “For cryptocurrencies, […]

Morocco foils major smuggling attempts of drugs, illegal migrants & cash

Moroccan authorities have thwarted major smuggling attempts of cannabis, cash, and illegal migrants in separate operations carried out lately in the Northern and Southern regions of the Kingdom. In Agadir, the security services arrested over the weekend seven people, aged between 20 and 57, for their links to an international criminal network of smugglers of […]

Tunisian Interior Minister Fired over Migration tragedy

Tunisia’s Prime Minister Youssef Chahed on Wednesday fired his interior minister following the death of migrants off the coast of the North African country in the deadliest shipwreck this year. The move follows a similar decision affecting 10 senior security officials as the country investigates the tragic death at sea of migrants on board the […]