The African Development Bank (AfDB) issued a report on Morocco’s efforts to strengthen economic ties with African countries, noting that the Kingdom is steadily becoming a main economic hub in the continent. The report dubbed “Analysis of Morocco’s Trade Policy,” sheds light on the progress of Morocco’s trade with Africa and recommends lowering custom duties […]
As soon as a law criminalizing violence against women has entered into force this week, already three complaints were filed by women claiming to have been harassed. The law, passed last February, includes a ban on forced marriage, sexual harassment in public places, and tougher penalties for certain forms of violence. Although it has been […]
Once the largest economy in the continent, South Africa reels under infrastructure degradation that risks ditching the country’s economic growth, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. Infrastructure dysfunctions, notably irregular electricity, supply hit production at Africa’s most industrialized nation, stoked unrest and worsened the country’s macroeconomic balances. Thea Fourie, Director for Sub-Saharan Africa Economics and […]
