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Two Moroccan Businesswomen on Forbes Magazine List

Two Moroccan businesswomen have been named in the Forbes Middle- East magazine list 2020 of leading “Women Behind Middle Eastern Brands”. The two Moroccans are Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch, owner of the Yan & One cosmetics brand, 6th on the list and Mouna Abbassy, founder of the IZIL Beauty brand, who came in the 22nd place. […]

Morocco to start building 5 new big dams in 2021

Morocco will start building in 2021 five large dams with a total storage capacity of 525 million m3 that will enable the Kingdom to improve its drinking water and irrigation capacities. The construction of these dams, to cost the state around $538 million, is part of the national drinking water supply and irrigation program 2020-2027, […]

Africa’s coups epidemic hampers trade, takes heavy toll on AfCFTA

The recent military coups in Gabon and Niger, and claims of a military takeover attempt in Congo Brazzaville, show that the contagion may continue to spread, not only undermining democratic governance but also threatening to dim the prospect of improved inter-continental trade under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). With military officers in Gabon […]