Eight Moroccans have featured among the top 10 African Francophone leading businesswomen in a ranking established by the renowned Paris-based Jeune Afrique. Miriem Bensalah-Chaqroun, leader of the General Confederation of Moroccan Companies (CGEM, employers’ union) tops the ranking. She received recognition from Jeune Afrique, which reports that the 53-year old woman, who also heads the […]
A new World Bank report forecasts growth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) to reach 2.8% by 2020, but calls for a regional push toward a new digital economy that would generate higher levels of growth. Growth in the MENA region is projected to rebound to an average of 2% in 2018, up […]
Benin Prime Minister Lionel Zinsou survived Saturday a helicopter crash at landing as he was to attend a traditional festival in the north-west of the country, two people on board have been reported injured, reports say. The 61 years old man came out safe and sound of the crash of the presidential helicopter taking him […]
