Africa Investment Forum Ambassador Youssef Amrani in Johannesburg

Egypt, an ‘open-air prison’ for critics – AI

Amnesty International on Wednesday accused the Egyptian government of mounting a crackdown on freedom of expression. Launching a campaign called “Egypt, an Open-Air Prison for Critics,” Amnesty International said it wanted supporters around the world to show their solidarity with Egyptians detained for expressing their views by writing to the Cairo government to end the […]

Egypt receives funds for nation building

The World Bank and Kuwait have boosted Egypt with funds to help Egypt in its rebuilding efforts. Kuwait attributed a billion dollar grant while the World Bank gave $300million loan for the promotion of small and medium sized enterprises. Unemployment in Egypt has been drastically reduced because people have started to venture into self-employment. The […]

Morocco’s 2020 budget to bolster purchasing power of poor social categories

Morocco’s 2020 draft budget provides for a series of measures to improve the purchasing power of the poor, increases funding for social services and augments spending to back the reforms of the health and education sectors. The document, shared widely on Moroccan media ahead of its submission to Parliament’s deliberations, allocates 26 billion dirhams for […]