Moroccan PM Saad eddine El Othmani at UN GA

Morocco’s Benalilou Elected First Vice-President of International Ombudsman Institute

In a significant development for international governance, Mohamed Benalilou, the Ombudsman of the Kingdom of Morocco, has been elected as the first vice president of the International Ombudsman Institute (IOI). The election took place last week at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Institute in Vienna, with participation from ombudsman institutions worldwide. Benalilou’s […]

EBRD lends Morocco’s ONEE €300 Mln to support its financial & climate resilience

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) provides Morocco’s Office National de l’Electricité et de l’Eau potable (ONEE) €300 million loan to strengthen the financial & climate resilience of the utility company and support its digitalization projects. The Moroccan National Office of Electricity & Drinking Water is involved in generation, transmission and renewables. The […]

Tunisia: Tensions flare up as Saied dangerously slides into autocracy

Tunisian President’s opponents took to the streets on May Day to decry what they describe as a dangerous slide into autocracy. The marchers chanted slogans calling for Saied’s departure and invoking memories of the 2011 revolution. Workers’ Day thus took a political turn against President Kaïs Saïed, who is accused of failing to curb poverty […]