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WB supports Morocco’s social protection efforts with $250 Mln funding

The World Bank has agreed to provide Morocco $250 million funding to support the country’s social protection system which has improved living standards of vulnerable households and expanded access to essential services. In December 2023, Morocco launched the Direct Social Benefit (DSB) program as a key component of the national social protection reform. As of […]

Tunisia: Presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel provisionally released and re-arrested

Presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel was released on Thursday September 5 by the Correctional Chamber of the Manouba Court of First Instance, after his defense team requested a postponement of the case until September 19 to prepare their defense. However, shortly after his release, Tunisian police re-arrested him late Thursday, just minutes following the judge’s order, […]

Morocco has fuel stocks for up to 55 days, secures gas and coal for Q2 – ministry

Morocco has sufficient diesel stocks to cover 51 days of consumption and petrol inventories for 55 days, while supplies of gas and coal have been secured for the second quarter of this year, the energy ministry said. The country has taken steps to ensure energy security amid pressure on global demand and prices stemming from […]