Morocco’s economy is projected to grow by 5% in 2026, up from an estimated 4.7% in 2025, with the acceleration largely driven by a rebound in agriculture made possible by abundant and well‑distributed rainfall since late November 2025, Morocco’s planning agency said. National dam filling rates have exceeded the 50% threshold for the first time […]
Paris has cancelled a visit by its Prime Minister Jean Castex to Algiers citing pandemic concerns but observers see this reason as only a tip of an iceberg that includes at its core, inter alia, France’s open support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and its sovereignty over the Sahara. The visit was postponed sine die because […]
With China’s Central Bank making Tuesday (15 August) its largest interest-rate cut since the pandemic and news that its economy has fallen into deflation, the implications of this economic instability in China could have repercussions for Africa, experts warn. China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Tuesday (15 August) it would stop releasing youth unemployment […]
