FAR Abdelfattah Louarak

Moroccan reinsurer SCR rebrands as Atlantic Re with African expansion plans

Morocco’s Société Centrale de Réassurance (SCR) has officially rebranded as Atlantic Re, marking a strategic pivot toward continental expansion. The announcement, made Thursday, follows the inauguration of the company’s new headquarters at Casablanca Finance City. The 65-year-old reinsurer, a subsidiary of state investment fund CDG, positions this rebranding as part of a comprehensive transformation strategy […]

Terror Threat: UK advises against all travel to Algeria’s borders with Libya, Mauritania, Mali, Niger & Libya

The growing insecurity in Algeria and heightened geopolitical tensions have pushed the UK foreign Office to issue a new warning against all travel to within 30km of Algeria’s borders with Libya, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, and Tunisia. According to British authorities, the “threat from terrorism is higher” in some parts of Algeria, especially in the southern […]

Morocco-COVID-19: State of health emergency extended until 30 April 2022

The Moroccan Government decided Thursday at the cabinet’s weekly meeting to extend the state of health emergency until April, as part of efforts to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Government Council examined and adopted, this Thursday, March 24, a draft decree, presented by the Minister of the Interior, extending the state of […]