The Moroccan Red Crescent has provided relief to 41,404 individuals and 10,112 households across 261 villages in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that hit several provinces on September 8, 2023. The figures were presented on Thursday in Marrakech during a meeting dedicated to reviewing the 18-month response by the Moroccan Red Crescent (MRC) and […]
An appeal court in Algiers upheld 15-year in jail sentence against Said Bouteflika, the brother of former President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika, and against the former commander of intelligence services, Mohamed Medienne aka Toufik. The two men, in addition to General Athmane “Bachir” Tartag, were handed 15 years in jail sentences in September for plotting against […]
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank has approved a $1 billion exposure exchange with the Asian Development Bank that aims to strengthen their capital adequacy levels and boost their lending capacity. The transaction, sealed last week, will support AfDB efforts to unlock additional sovereign lending headroom. It will also bolster continued efforts […]
