US tax firm Andersen Global expands into Morocco

Côte d’Ivoire: Appeal Court upholds life imprisonment sentence against Guillaume Soro

The Court of Appeal of Abidjan has confirmed a previous condemnation to life imprisonment ruled in July 2021 against former Prime Minister and Speaker of Parliament Guillaume Soro on charges of plot and attempt to remove the administration of President Alassan Ouattara. The court, however, acquitted two of 11 other defendants and dissolved Générations et […]

Tunisia Continues to Suffer Macroeconomic Vulnerabilities – IMF

Tunisia continues to face elevated macroeconomic vulnerabilities and high unemployment, said the IMF Executive Board after completing the second review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement. In 2017, Tunisian economy made a modest recovery. The country’s debt has “continued to increase, inflation has accelerated, and international reserve cover is now less than three months […]

Morocco: Tourism authority targets 11 million tourists for 2017

Moroccan tourism authority has announced its 2017 ambition as the industry authorities hope to increase arrivals from China and Italy and hit an 11 million-tourist target. Figures of tourist arrivals for 2016 second semester have saved the session and hyped hope at ONMT. Around 10.4 million tourists visited the kingdom in 2016. To reach the […]