ONEE DG Abderrahim-El-Hafidi

Algeria: HRW & AI Slam Repression of Protesters ahead of Presidential Vote

As the controversial presidential election, scheduled for Dec. 12, draws nearer, the Algerian authorities have increased their oppression against the protest movement, which opposes holding the presidential elections, say Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International. Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters were arrested and imprisoned for “compromising the integrity of the territory,” “distributing publications harmful to the […]

Senegal: Complaint filed against minister who called riflemen “traitors”

On Thursday, December 26, the African Federation of Descendants of Senegalese Riflemen filed a formal complaint against Cheikh Oumar Diagne, Minister and Advisor to the Presidency of Senegal. The complaint comes after Diagne controversially described the Senegalese riflemen of Thiaroye as “traitors” during an interview on the local television channel ‘Fafa TV’ on December 21. […]

Morocco’s growth to rebound to 4.5 pc in 2021; Kingdom to repay part of LPL in advance – IMF

Morocco’s GDP growth is expected to increase to 4.5 percent in 2021 as the effects of the drought and pandemic wane and monetary and fiscal policy remains accommodative, announced on Wednesday the International Monetary Fund. In a press release issued after concluding 2020 Article IV Consultation with Morocco, the IMF Executive Board also said that […]