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UN Sahara envoy faces crossroads as global support coalesces around Morocco’s autonomy plan

As the UN Security Council prepares to review the mandate of its Western Sahara mission (MINURSO), pressure is mounting on UN Envoy Staffan de Mistura to realign his efforts with the growing international consensus favoring Morocco’s autonomy plan. The recent meeting between de Mistura and US Senior Advisor Massad Boulos in New York marked a […]

South Africa’s unemployment rate surges to 33.5% in H1 2024

South Africa’s official unemployment rate rose to 33.5% in the first half this year as the economic outlook worsens. The country, once Africa’s largest economy, has failed to curb inequalities amid widespread criminality and infrastructure bottlenecks. Unemployment in South Africa is now one of the highest globally and has exceeded Covid-19 levels, when a lockdown […]

Morocco’s central bank chief among world’s best- Global Finance

Abdellatif Jouahri, Governor of Bank Al-Maghrib, has been named in the list of the world’s top central bank governors in the 2025 edition of Global Finance magazine’s annual Central Banker Report Cards. Jouahri earned an “A” rating -the highest possible distinction- recognizing his continued excellence in steering Morocco’s monetary policy through complex global and domestic […]