Cameroonian saxophonist & Afro-jazz legend Manu Dibango

Morocco’s growth seen at 1.3 in 2022, inflation to tamper next year- HCP says

Morocco’s growth will be limited to 1.3% only in 2022, down from 7.9% last year, due to external shocks and drought, Morocco’s statistics agency HCP said.   While highlighting the uncertainties surrounding the global economic outlook, the agency expected Morocco’s economic growth to recover to 3.4% next year on the back of a higher agricultural […]

Togo’s delayed legislative election underway after divisive constitutional reforms

Some 4.2 million eligible Togolese citizens vote in delayed and controversial legislative elections this Monday (29 April) to decide if President Faure Gnassingbe will extend his family’s decades-long grip on power. Voting got under way following approval of divisive constitutional reforms by the outgoing parliament that opponents have called a “constitutional coup” because of concerns […]

Casablanca Finance City Leaps Four Places in World Ranking

Casablanca Finance City (CFC) has leapt four places in the Global Financial Centers Index 24 (GFCI24) taking the 28th position. CFC outperformed Seoul, Taipei and Doha ranking the fourth best financial hub in the MENA region behind Dubai, Tel Aviv and Abu Dhabi. At the international level, New York has overtaken London as the world’s […]