Morocco has strengthened its security forces in the north to prevent potential mass migration attempts following a campaign of incitement to illegal crossings on social media. Videos shared by local news outlets and social media showed a heavy police deployment near the Spanish-occupied enclave of Ceuta. Authorities have arrested at least 60 people for their […]
International Finance Corporation (IFC) will invest 12.18 billion shillings ($100 million) in Nairobi-listed Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) to support small and medium enterprises (SMEs) impacted by Covid-19, Zawya reports, citing Kenyan Wall Street newspaper. The investment will be in senior debt under its Covid-19 emergency response working capital solutions scheme (WCS FIGE). IFC initiated the […]
The Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe decided Tuesday to grant Morocco the status of “Partner for local democracy” with this assembly of local and regional elected representatives from the Organization’s 47 member states. This decision was adopted with a large majority during the 36th Session of this Congress currently […]
