Moroccan Interior Ministry

Algeria: Sahara desert agriculture a success

Algiers has shifted its attention to agriculture after warnings from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund of the necessity to diversify its oil based economy. Recent studies have claimed that its reserves are depleting. Agriculture is now the booming sector in the country and provides more employment than the oil industry after hefty […]

Tunisia: seeking western funds to attract investors

The country is going through a transition period but its financial limitations has forced the Prime Minister to call for more financial support “before it’s too late” because those that pledged to help have not lived up to expectations. Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali called on the West to come to the country’s aid as he […]

Google’s $1bn Africa investment plan is centered on the ‘spirit of Ubuntu’

Through its $1bn five-year investment plan, US tech giant Google wants to tap into the African concept of “Ubuntu”, which was originally meant to pivot pan Africanism. Proponents of Ubuntu philosophy, such as South African fallen cleric Desmond Tutu, see it as a universal bond of sharing that connects all humanity — in this case […]