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Ecobank and Thunes Partner to Drive Africa’s Next Era of Instant Cross-Border Payments

Ecobank Group and Thunes have joined forces in a landmark partnership to enable instant cross-border payments across Sub-Saharan Africa, aiming to connect millions of individuals and businesses to the global financial ecosystem. Announced on 29 October 2025, the collaboration integrates Ecobank’s vast pan-African banking network with Thunes’ advanced fintech infrastructure to enhance liquidity, speed, and […]

Algeria’s Riyad Mahrez bags Maghreb Player of 2019 title by France Football

French football magazine France Football has named Algeria’s national football team captain and Manchester City player Riyad Mahrez the Maghreb player of the year 2019 following online votes by football fans. The 28-year old player outclassed Moroccan and Ajax talisman Hakim Ziyech and his national teammate Amy Bensebaini rated third. More than 45,000 fans took […]

Tourism Contribution in Morocco’s GDP Rose to 6.5% in 2015

The contribution of the tourism sector in Morocco’s GDP stood at 63.7 billion dirhams in 2015 compared to 61.9 billion dirhams in 2014, that is a 2.8% rise that brought the share of the sector in the overall GDP to 6.5%, the national statistics office (HCP) said. Prospects for growth in 2016 have been slightly […]