Moroccan FM Nasser Bourita with Libyan official

Morocco’s central bank maintains key rate at 2.75%

Morocco’s central bank maintained its benchmark rate at 2.75% amid decreasing inflation. The bank said inflation would decrease to 1.3% this year as a result of falling food prices, the main driver for inflation in the country. Inflation would increase slightly to 2.2% in 2025 as the government negotiates a new wave of price hikes […]

Niger junta proposes 3-year transition of power amid ECOWAS’s last-ditch diplomatic effort

Niger’s coup leader has proposed a three-year transition of power after meeting a delegation of West African envoys on Saturday (19 August) whose visit to Niger is seen as a last-ditch diplomatic effort to reach a peaceful resolution to the leadership crisis. The Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, emphasizes diplomatic efforts but […]

Abdelilah Benkirane back to the leadership of Moroccan PJD

Abdelilah Benkirane, a former head of the Moroccan Government and former leader of the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD), is back to the leadership of the party. Benkirane was elected Secretary General of the PJD, during an extraordinary congress of the party held Saturday, in the presence of members of the National Council and […]