Tunisian PM-Designate Elyes Fakhfakh

Cars Top Morocco’s Exports in First Half of 2018

Cars dominated Morocco’s exports in the first six months of 2018 with 35.973 billion Dirhams, as the country continues to attract automotive investments. Home to investments by French giants such as Renault and Peugeot, Morocco unseated South Africa as the largest car producer in the continent. Car exports, a valuable source of foreign currency for […]

Women in UN Peacekeeping Military Operations undergo training in Agadir

A training session for women involved in UN peacekeeping military operations kicked off on Monday at the headquarters of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) Southern Zone in Agadir, as part of a triangular partnership between Morocco, France, and the United Nations. This three-week training session brings together 23 female military personnel from 14 different countries, […]

Sub-Saharan Africa to fall into recession in 2020—World Bank

The World Bank has warned that the rapidlyspreading coronavirus outbreak is expected to push sub-Saharan Africa into recession in 2020 for the first time in 25 years. The International lender’s Africa’s Pulse report released on Tuesday said the region’s economy will contract 2.1% to 5.1% from growth of 2.4% last year, and that the coronavirus […]