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Sahara: UN Envoy Meets Top Moroccan Officials in Rabat

UN Envoy for the Sahara Horst Köhler, who is currently touring the region, met Wednesday in Rabat with Head of Moroccan Government Saad Eddine El Othmani and with Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. Köhler, a former German president and ex-director of the International Monetary Fund, arrived in Morocco within the frame of his second regional tour […]

Tunisian President visits Qatar November 14-16

Tunisian President Kais Saied will travel Saturday to Qatar for a three-day visit, his office said Wednesday. The visit is taking place amid difficult economic conditions in the North African country whose economy has been severely affected by the pandemic. Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi said the pandemic cost the country $2.9 billion in losses. […]

Morocco moves further up in doing business index

Morocco improved its ranking jumping 7 spots in the World Bank’s 2020 Doing Business report to take the 53rd place amid 190 countries. According to the report, Morocco is the country offering the best business climate in North Africa ahead of Tunisia (78th), Egypt, Mauritania and Libya. Morocco’s closest neighbor, oil-rich Algeria, continued to lag […]