King Mohammed VI with Head of Govt El Othmani

EBRD invests in first Green Bond in Morocco’s railway company

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced Friday a €19.2million investment in a certified green bond issue of €95 million by Moroccan national railway company, ONCF. The investment will serve to refinance debt used to build an electrified high-speed rail line in the country. The EBRD is the only international investor in the […]

Eight Individuals in Preventive Detention over Fishmonger’s Tragic Death

The general prosecutor has ordered the preventive detention of 8 individuals out of 11 people charged in the gruesome death on Friday of the fishmonger crushed in a trash truck as he attempted to save his confiscated merchandise. The fishmonger, Mouhcine Fikri, 31, was killed when he jumped to save his swordfish, confiscated by the […]

Tunisia: American sanctions are coming!

The authoritarian regime of Kais Saied will be hit with severe U.S. sanctions for dismantling Tunisia’s democracy, jailing political opponents, and escalating crackdown against human rights activists. The announcement was made by U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson in a letter addressed to Tunisian MP Fatma Msebbi who had called on him to apologize for his harsh […]