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AfDB Loans Morocco $204 Million to Improve Social Protection

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted Morocco a $204 million loan, destined to finance the Social Protection Improvement Support Program (PAAPS).   The loan, extended over 4 years, will back an integrated support program for the improvement of social protection in Morocco, the aim being to achieve 80 per cent social security coverage in […]

Morocco Invests 2.3 billion Dirhams to Boost Renewable Energy Use in Agriculture

As part of efforts of bringing renewable’s share in overall electricity generation to 52% by 2030, Morocco has earmarked 2.3 billion dollars to boosting the use of solar energy in agricultural production. This investment is meant to bolster the use of solar energy in water pumping and to curb the consumption of Butane gas, said […]

Tunisian autocrat puts potential rivals in jail ahead of presidential elections

Tunisia’s authoritarian leader kais Saied is paving the way for his re-election by sending his rivals to jail under bogus charges. The manipulation of the judiciary is the most recent episode in a process of power consolidation by Saied who has destroyed the country’s checks and balances, gearing Tunisia to its pre-Arab Spring authoritarianism. On […]