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October 31 becomes symbol of territorial integrity as Morocco declares Unity Day

The proclamation of October 31 as a Unity Day marks the first national holiday since the recovery of Oued Eddahab in 1979. The declaration comes in the wake of significant diplomatic progress on the Sahara issue, notably the growing international recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty and the credibility of its Autonomy Plan. Unity Day thus serves […]

Social State: CESE Chairman recommends four axes for success of Moroccan model

Chairman of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE), Ahmed Reda Chami, advocated four fundamental axes for building the Moroccan model for a successful social state, which reflects its history, culture, values and resources. Speaking at the opening of the 6th Morocco Today Forum, held in Casablanca, Chami emphasized that it is first and foremost […]

Africa’s $824bn debt burden, opaque resource-backed loans, hamper continent’s economic potential — AfDB

African Development Bank (AfDB) has asked policymakers to put in place an orderly and predictable way of dealing with Africa’s ballooning, unsustainable external debt pile that reached $824 billion in 2021. Africa’s $824 billion debt burden, the servicing of which requires countries to dedicate 65% of their GDP, and opaque, non-transparent resource-backed loans hamper the […]