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World Bank recognizes Morocco as Africa’s emerging financial powerhouse

Morocco has solidified its position as a regional financial and commercial hub for Africa, with Casablanca Finance City ranking as the continent’s leading financial center, according to a recent World Bank analysis highlighting the nation’s strategic economic transformation. The World Bank report emphasizes Morocco’s decade-long implementation of comprehensive financial market reforms designed to enhance efficiency, […]

King’s African migration leadership commended by Western Mediterranean countries

The leadership in Africa of King Mohammed VI, who is in charge of migration was highlighted at a meeting of Western Mediterranean countries in Marrakech (5+5). The King received the leadership following the success of Morocco’s migration policy, which was commended as ground breaking in the continent, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita told participants. The 8th […]

Springtime for Political Islam in North Africa: Defying the Western ‘Fear-Mongering’?

Islamist groupings across North Africa – who had long faced severe repression from the recently deposed dictators and were commonly denounced by the West as security threats – now lead three of the four new democratically elected governments in the region. But the Islamist parties that have suddenly found themselves in power across North Africa […]