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Morocco: Major challenges awaiting next government

Several major economic and social challenges are awaiting the next government to be formed in Morocco following the landslide victory scored by the liberal parties to the detriment of the moderate Islamist PJD party in the parliamentary, regional, and local elections held September 8. According to the latest results of the counting of the ballots, […]

Signals for a new dawn in Algeria fading away , New York Times

The widely-circulated US daily New York Times painted a very bleak picture of the situation in Algeria, where signals for a new dawn are fading away, and where the system renews itself ceaselessly and refuses to change. The revolt in the streets that began last year, known as Hirak, initially appeared to signal a new […]

Morocco allocates $1 billion to mitigating drought

King Mohammed VI ordered the allocation of 10 billion dirhams ($1 billion) to mitigate the impact of drought on farmers, the Royal Palace said. Morocco has registered a rainfall deficit of 64% jeopardizing this year’s harvest and putting farmers in a difficult financial position. Hassan II fund for economic and social development will contribute by […]