King Mohammed VI has urged the Government to make sure that the results of the upcoming general population and housing census to take place next September 1 to 30 are processed and analyzed diligently, to be used as a structuring tool for public policies at both national and local levels. In a letter addressed to […]
The region of Bejaia, east of capital Algiers, was hit by violent protests against the new appropriation bill, which introduces new taxes and austerity measures on the backdrop of the dwindling hydrocarbon revenues. Dozen protesters and law enforcement members were injured in the riots that sparked in Bejaia and the nearby towns in the restive […]
South African Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has sharply criticized the 30% tariffs imposed by the U.S. on South African exports, calling them a symptom of a “declining empire” lashing out in desperation. “The danger with the US imposing the 30% tariffs is that it is the kicking of a declining empire,” Mantashe told industry […]
