Central African Republic (CAR) authorities have postponed local and regional elections initially slated for January 23 to July 16 same year. The Strategic Committee to Support the Electoral Process, a committee encompassing the state and National Elections Authority (ANE), made the announcement after a meeting with the country’s Premier Félix Moloua. “We have established a […]
The Algerian military junta arrested scores of the pro-democracy Hirak activists in the restive Kabylie region, where an independence movement known as MAK is active. The repression comes in a series of measures aimed at cracking down on Hirak activists in key cities in Algeria by a military regime reluctant to respond to the demands […]
FDIs attracted by Morocco rose by 15.4% in 2017 to stand at 24.4 billion dirhams ($2.4 billion) compared to 21.2 billion in 2016, Morocco’s foreign exchange regulator, Office des Changes said. In a recent report, the office noted that remittances by Moroccans living abroad increased 4.5% to hit 65.4 billion dirhams in 2017. The Office […]
