Economy & Finance Ministry

Morocco nears end of quake reconstruction

Two years after the powerful earthquake that struck the High Atlas region, Morocco has built 92% of the demolished homes or 51,154, according to official figures. The pace of construction will accelerate in the coming months, with the number of tents or huts significantly reduced. The Kingdom has spent 6.9 billion dirhams in quake aid, […]

Equatorial Guinea votes with veteran ruler poised to extend 43 years in power

Equatorial Guinea went to the polls, with President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, who has been in power for more than 43 years, all-but certain of winning a record sixth term in what is one of the most authoritarian and enclosed states in the world. The 80-years-old has had the longest tenure of any living head […]

Morocco: Smuggling attempt of over 6 tons of cannabis foiled at Guergarate

Moroccan security services foiled on Friday a smuggling attempt of 6.3 tons of cannabis at the Southern Guergarate crossing point on the borders with Mauritania. The drug haul was found by the customs and police agents in a truck registered in Morocco and heading to an African country. The banned substance was concealed in a […]