Moroccan ambassador Joumana alaoui & Florizelle Liser, President and CEO, Corporate Council on Africa

Paris refuses junta’s demand to withdraw ambassador from Niger amid anti-France rallies

Thousands of Nigeriens gathered over the weekend in the capital Niamey and near France’s largest military base, demonstrating against French interference in their country’s internal affairs, as Paris rejected the junta’s demand for the French ambassador to leave the country. Tens of thousands of people rallied Niamey Saturday (26 August) in support of last month’s […]

Polish companies attracted by investment in Morocco’s Southern Provinces

Major Polish companies operating in various economic sectors have decided to invest in Morocco, particularly in the Southern Provinces. During a working session Wednesday in Warsaw with Morocco’s Ambassador to Poland, Abderrahim Atmoun, several Polish stakeholders expressed their wish to visit Morocco’s Southern Provinces and materialize their decision to invest in the region. In a […]

Algeria to Scrap Gasoline Subsidies in 2019

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 […]