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Morocco to swap jobs-for-life for contractual hiring in civil service

As Morocco gradually implements an ambitious regionalization plan, it has opted to implement contractual hiring of public servants instead of the current job-for-life model, which has compromised efficiency and drained state resources. However, hiring by contracts was not easily accepted by many sectors especially teachers who staged months-long protests for fears about their job security […]

Leader of Heart of Tunisia party arrested on financial corruption charges

A Tunisian court Thursday ordered the arrest of the leader of the Heart of Tunisia party, Nabil Karoui, accused of financial corruption and money laundering. The business tycoon and former presidential candidate was summoned to provide evidences of the source of over €43 million found in his account following an investigation into alleged money laundering […]

U.S. Think-Tank Urges Washington to Be Cautious in Engaging Algiers as Approach Does Not Guarantee De-escalation with Rabat

The Washington Institute for Near East Policy has called on the Biden administration to be cautious in engaging Algeria as such approach does not guarantee it will shift away from Moscow and Beijing or defuse tension with Rabat. In an analysis focusing on U.S. policy in North Africa, the Institute experts Sabina Henneberg and Amina […]