Italian Defense minister Lorenzo Guerini with GNA leader Fayez al-Sarraj

Morocco’s Draft Finance Bill 2020 Seeks to Reduce Social Disparities & Enhance Vocational Training

King Mohammed VI chaired, on Wednesday in Rabat, a Council of Ministers during which the economy & finance minister made a presentation on the draft appropriation bill 2020, which seeks to enhance the country’s educational and training system, reduce social disparities and create job opportunities. Elaborated on the basis of royal directives, the draft bill […]

Staff at Cameroon’s branches of Standard Chartered Bank end strike over payment of bonus

Workers at Standard Chartered Bank in Cameroon have ended a several-day strike over the payment of a severance bonus amounting to more than one month’s salary per year of service, with no ceiling, and the payment of a bonus that does not include any discrimination or consideration based on performance and/or quality of service, Journal […]

Writer Boualem Sansal plans to pursue legal action against Algeria’s president

Franco‑Algerian writer Boualem Sansal said on Saturday he intends to pursue legal action against Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, accusing the Algerian authorities of orchestrating his imprisonment over critical political views and describing his detention as arbitrary and politically motivated. Sansal, 81, was speaking at the Journée du livre politique, held at the French National Assembly, […]