Stranded migrants off Tunisia

Informal Sector Accounts for 20% of Morocco’s GDP- Study says

The informal sector makes up 20% of Morocco’s GDP said a study conducted by the association of Morocco’s employers (CGEM). The study shows that the textile sector remains the most affected with the informal economy rising up to 54% followed by road transport 32%, construction 31% and agri-food industry 26%. The informal sector employs 2.4 […]

African nations call for urgent debate on racism at UN Human Rights Council

African countries called on Friday on the United Nations Human Rights Council to hold an urgent debate on racism and police brutality amid the unrest in the United States and beyond over George Floyd’s death when the council resumes its 43rd session next week. In a letter written on behalf of 54 African countries, Burkina […]

Could Human Rights Promotion Have Spared the Arab World all that Turmoil?

Long before the advent of the Arab Spring, the region was boiling as people in most of the countries of the region were denied basic social and economic rights: Unhealthy housing, below standards education, inaccessible health care, ramping unemployment etc. However hard the situation was, people seemed accommodating with their daily hardships, thanking God for […]