Mohcine Jazouli in Abidjan May 2019

Suspense over, Peugeot to open a factory in Morocco

Suspense has been building over the past few weeks about whether the French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen would build a factory in Morocco or not. The suspense was finally dispelled on Friday. Morocco and the French firm have actually signed the accord under which PSA will build a factory in the North African country in […]

Tunisia: Draft of new Constitution to be unveiled today; protests calling for referendum boycott continue

The draft of Tunisia’s new Constitution to be put to referendum in July is expected to be unveiled this Monday, while protests calling for the referendum boycott are continuing. The draft will be presented to President Kais Saied, law expert Amine Mahfoudh said Sunday, according to Webdo Tunis. The constitutionalist is member of a national […]

Tunisia: State of Emergency for extra 4 months

President Essebsi of Tunisia has decided to extend the State of Emergency in the country by four months effective this Thursday June 15. The decision was made after consultations with the Prime Minister and the Parliament Speaker but details about what led to the extension were not revealed. However, a source at the presidency said […]