Algeria demo in Tinzaouatine

Libya : Zeidan returns as actual Prime Minister, courts to intervene

Ali Zeidan has returned to Libya claiming that he is the legitimate Prime Minster of the State. Zeidan was fired from his post by the General National Congress (GNC) after allegations of embezzlements. His return to the North African country with demands to be reinstated as Prime Minster could further worsen the political crisis especially […]

Morocco’s economic growth to drop to 0.7% due to drought, war in Ukraine

Morocco’s central bank revised downwards this year’s growth forecast to 0.7% amid rising inflationary pressures due to fallout of the war in Ukraine and as Morocco faces an unprecedented growth. The Bank said Morocco’s cereals harvest will drop to 25 million quintals from 103 million quintals last year, amid a 57% rainfall deficit which meant […]

Social Services Feature Prominently in Morocco’s 2019 Appropriation Bill

The 2019 appropriation bill prepared by the Moroccan government and submitted for the approval of the parliament increases spending on social services, the reduction of social and spatial disparities as well as the promotion of enterprises. To that end, the government planned to spend an additional 7 billion dirhams as the budget dedicated to education […]