African Development Fund

Mauritania Changes Flag, Abolishes Senate

Mauritanians have voted in favor of changing the green and yellow flag by adding two red stripes in a referendum that has also seen the Senate abolished. A proposal to add two red stripes to the West African country’s national emblem was approved by 86% of voters who turned up in a crucial Aug 5 […]

Morocco reaps benefits of car industry strategy

One dirham in two received out of industrial exports are generated by the car industry sector which topped Morocco’s industrial exports in 2018 taking 44.5%. The sector employs 85,00 people as the automotive sector’s clusters continue to expand pushing car exports above phosphates and tourism revenues. These achievements are all thanks to the industrial acceleration […]

Mauritania expels Algerian diplomat over e-journal allegations, Algeria retaliates

A diplomatic row between Algiers and Nouakchott has erupted over an article published by Mauritanian e-journal Al-Bayan, alleging that Mauritania had complained to the U.N about Morocco flooding it with drugs. Mauritania, infuriated by the false news that could strain its ties with Morocco, immediately expelled the Chief adviser at the Algerian embassy Belkacem Cherouati […]