Moroccan FM Nasser Bourita

Ryanair to connect Agadir to seven European countries starting Nov 2021

Ryanair plans to link Morocco’s Atlantic resort of Agadir with destinations in Ireland, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany and Poland. The company, which announced the setting up of its third African base in Agadir last month, will operate 25 new routes from Agadir to key tourist emitting destinations. The flights will start in November 2021 […]

Water cuts trigger unrest in Western Algeria

The city of Tiaret in western Algeria has been rocked by violent clashes as citizens take to the streets torching tires and protesting water cuts. Videos shared on social media showed Tiaret citizens blocking roads and denouncing 20 days of water outage, after a dam that supplies the city went empty. Algeria’s media, mostly mouthpieces […]

Morocco, Algeria Have Much to Gain from Opening Borders, Study

Opening the closed land borders between Morocco and Algeria would usher in an era of economic cooperation and the two North African countries should follow the example of India and China, which strengthened their trade ties despite an unresolved border dispute. The point was made by Francis Ghilès in a paper published early January on […]