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Morocco to create $4.8 bln strategic investment fund

Morocco will set up a strategic investment fund worth $4.8 billion to help the economy recover from the coronavirus impact, Finance Minister Mohamed Benchaaboun said Tuesday at a news conference in Rabat. The fund is part of a stimulus package of 120 billion dirhams ($12.8 bln) unveiled by King Mohammed VI at the Throne Day […]

South African court withdraws lawsuit against 95 Libyans arrested in illegal military camp

The South African White River Court has made the decision to drop its lawsuit against the ninety-five Libyans being held at the unauthorized Mpumalanga military training camp. African media said that the court moved the Libyans’ case to the Ministry of Home Affairs for administrative handling, dropping the accusation of breaking immigration legislation. The court […]

Thousands of Tunisians protest President Saied’s coup, demand his departure

Thousands of Tunisians from different regions of the country participated Saturday in capital Tunis in a demonstration to denounce President Kais Saied’s anti-democratic “coup” and his moves to consolidate his political power and to demand accountability for the country’s long-running economic crisis. The demonstrators, led by the National Salvation Front, a coalition of opposition parties […]