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Morocco: Arrest of 3 ISIS-affiliated suspects, allegedly involved in homicide of police officer (DGSN)

Elements of the prefectural service of the Casablanca judicial police have arrested, on Wednesday, in close coordination with the national brigade of the judicial police and the General Directorate of Territorial Surveillance (DGST), three extremists affiliated to the terrorist organization Daech, for their alleged involvement in the intentional homicide of a policeman on duty, in […]

Algeria Trades Oil for Cuban Doctors

Algeria will receive more doctors from Cuba in return for suppling the communist run island with crude oil, which seeks to offset a steep decline in oil shipments from its key ally Venezuela. An agreement was signed between the two countries providing for three years of Algerian oil supplies, the Cuban news agency Prensa Latina […]

S&P upgrades Morocco’s rating to stable

S&P Global Ratings agency maintained Morocco’s ratings at BBB-/A-3 while upgrading its outlook from negative to stable. The stable outlook reflects expectation that fiscal consolidation will continue over the next few years, which will help stabilize debt. “We could raise the rating if budgetary consolidation prospects materially improve or the ongoing transition toward a more […]