Algerian Smail Chergui

Morocco’s budget deficit increases two-fold by May to 2.2 $bln

Morocco’s budget deficit widened to 22.9 billion dirhams ($2.3 billion) at the end of May 2025, up from 11.2 billion dirhams a year earlier, the treasury said. The deficit was however offset by a positive balance of 14.1 billion dirhams from special treasury accounts and autonomously managed state services. Total ordinary revenues rose 19.6% year-on-year […]

Burkina Faso Frees Four Civilians Forcibly Recruited for Anti-Jihadist Combat

Four individuals who were abducted and forcibly conscripted by the Burkinabè military junta to fight jihadists have been released, according to their families and a security source speaking to AFP. Their abductions occurred after they publicly criticised the junta, led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré, which seized power in a coup in September 2022. Authorities have […]

Commute made easier for Casablanca inhabitants with second tramline

Daily commute will become easier for thousands of inhabitants of Casablanca, Morocco’s economic hub, after the entry into service of the second tramline T2, launched by King Mohammed VI Wednesday. The T2 project, whose construction was launched in 2015, required an investment of 3.77 billion dirhams. The line serves nine districts with a total population […]