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Morocco to increase two-fold agricultural GDP by 2030

Morocco aspires to double its agricultural GDP between 2020 and 2030 to 250 billion dirhams thanks to a new strategy dubbed Green Generation. It also aims at boosting Morocco’s exports to 60 billion dirhams by 2030, head of the Moroccan agency for agricultural development (ADA) said. This new strategy, spurred by King Mohammed VI, also […]

Algeria: Bouteflika clan hands 5 year sentence in prison to former head of counter-terrorism agency

Former head of the Algerian counter-terrorism agency General Hassan was handed a five-year prison sentence by a military court in a behind closed doors trial. Abdelkader Ait-Ouarabi, known as General Hassan, was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of destroying documents and disobeying military orders. Gen. Hassan headed successfully the Algerian counter-terrorism department […]

Morocco’s green transition gets €25 Mln funding from EBRD, GCF & EU

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), supported by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the European Union, provides €25 million to Banque Marocaine pour le Commerce et l’Industrie (BMCI) to support Morocco’s green transition. The financing, of which a total of €23.75 million will be provided by the EBRD and €1.25 million by […]