Moroccan delegation to Geneva roundtable on Sahara

MOROCCO’S ECONOMY SHOWS STRONG GROWTH PROSPECTS DESPITE RISING TRADE DEFICIT

Morocco’s economy is projected to grow 4.4 percent in 2025 and 4 percent in 2026, driven by robust domestic demand and investment, though concerns mount over a widening trade deficit that could reach 20.1 percent of GDP by 2026. The High Commission for Planning’s exploratory economic budget reveals an economy gaining momentum despite global uncertainties. […]

Double Suicide Attack Strikes Blida as Pope Leo XIV Pays First Visit to Algeria

As Pope Leo XIV Pays was starting Monday a visit to Algeria, the first ever by a Pope, two individuals, wearing explosive belts, tried to target separate locations in Blida, located about fifty kilometers south of Algiers. Initial reports indicated that the two suicide bombers attempted to carry out separate attacks in the heart of […]

Côte d’Ivoire: ENI discovers new offshore oil and gas deposits, expanding reserves by 25%

Côte d’Ivoire, which aspires to become a “major” oil producer by 2023, has announced a new discovery of oil and natural gas by Italian hydrocarbon giant ENI, thus effectively expanding its potential reserves found last year by 25%. In September 2021, ENI announced a „major discovery” of offshore oil and gas resources in Ivory Coast, […]