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Zagora hosts 19th Transsaharan Film Festival celebrating desert cinema

The 19th International Transsaharan Film Festival opened Sunday evening in Zagora, bringing together personalities from diverse backgrounds for a celebration of desert-themed cinema running through October 9. Organized by the Zagora Transsaharan Film Association, this cultural event promotes regional cultural, social, economic, and tourism dynamics. Festival President Khalid Chahid explained the event originated through tourism […]

Cameroon’s elections held amid boycott, violence

In Cameroon, polls closed on Sunday in an election overshadowed by a partial opposition boycott and separatist violence that displaced hundreds of thousands in the region. The elections were the first in seven years after two postponements and reports indicate a poor turnout. The main opposition party, the Movement for the Rebirth of Cameroon (MRC), […]

Moroccan cabinet approves setting up of strategic investment fund

The government council approved a decree setting up a strategic investment fund worth 45 billion dirhams to spur public-private investments. The fund is part of a stimulus package of 120 billion dirhams ($12.8 bln) to help the economy recover from the coronavirus impact. The same council extended a health emergency decree for an extra month […]