The number of migration attempts foiled by Morocco in 2023 increased 6% year-on-year to 75,184 as the number of rescue operations at sea also grew, the interior ministry said. The same year, the Moroccan navy rescued 16,818 people, up 35%. The rescued migrants received medical assistance and accommodation in keeping with Morocco’s humane approach to […]
Burundi’s main opposition party, the National Congress for Liberty, known by its French acronym CNL, on Sunday picked the current chairman of the National Assembly, Agathon Rwasa, as its candidate in the presidential election in May. The 65-year-old candidate fought in Burundi’s civil war, as did current President Pierre Nkurunziza. “As we are […]
Battered by the oil price slump, Algeria will abolish gasoline subsidies in 2019 as it continues to implement time-buying measures, including import restrictions and money printing. Finance Minister Abderrahmane Raouia confirmed the news to reporters saying that his government plans to undertake a subsidy reform in a bid to reduce the soaring budget deficit as […]
