Mauritanian journalist Ahmedou Ould Wedia

Remittances from Moroccans abroad to hit record level in 2022

Remittances from Moroccans abroad are expected to hit 11 billion dollars, a record level compared to 9.3 billion last year, the World Bank said in a recent report. Remittances are key to feeding Morocco’s foreign exchange reserves, which cover around 6 months of import needs, according to the central bank. Morocco, whose diaspora is mainly […]

Covid-19: EBRD expects Morocco’s economy to rebound by 4% in 2021 after 2% contraction in 2020

Morocco’s GDP will rebound by 4 pc in 2021 after a 2 pc decrease in 2020 due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, says the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). In its Regional Economic Prospects report published Wednesday, EBRD explains that the slowdown will be driven by a sharp decline in tourism, […]

Algeria: “Black Friday” in Kabylia & Several other cities, Hirak still alive

Kabylia and several other Algerian cities lived on Friday (August 8, 2025) another “Black Day” of brutality and violent crackdown on peaceful protesters by the heavily armed security and military forces. The Algerian authorities, which fear the return of the Hirak movement that ousted Bouteflika regime, deployed thousands of anti-riot forces to prevent popular rallies […]