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Morocco Softens Regularization Requirements for Migrants

Morocco granted residency permits to 14,000 out of 28,000 applicants as part of the second phase of a migrant regularization campaign that lasted from December 2016 to December 2017. The softening of the regularization requirements was taken upon Royal instruction with the aim to help the remaining 15,000 applicants to have access to employment, social […]

Morocco plans to draw on IMF liquidity line – media

Morocco is about to tap into a $3 billion precautionary liquidity line, offered by the IMF in 2018 to help the country face external shocks, Moroccan media reported. The Moroccan government removed the limit on foreign debt on Monday in order to meet its financing needs amid a rise in expenditures and a drop in […]

Kenya hosts South Sudan peace talks

The South Sudanese government and opposition groups are meeting for peace talks in Kenya to put an end to the infighting that plagued the country. The talks are mediated by Kenya’s president William Ruto and attended by South Sudan’s president Salva Kiir and main rebel opposition leaders that were not part of the 2018 deal, […]