Senegal economy revival plan

Disarray in the Polisario’s ranks: A former secret service officer promises overwhelming revelations

The Polisario leaders are in total disarray, after former security officer Mohamed Mahamud Embarek announced he is about to make devastating revelations about this organization, plagued, as he put it, by “corruption, nepotism and tribalism.”   The former Polisario officer, who is settled in Belgium, says in his blog that he is about “to inaugurate […]

Morocco’s informal sector expands to 2 million production units

Morocco’s informal sector has grown to approximately 2.03 million informal production units (IPUs) in 2023, an increase of 353,000 units since 2014, according to the National Survey on Informal Production Units published Wednesday by the High Commission for Planning (HCP). The expansion has been predominantly urban, with 77.3% of IPUs located in cities. The Casablanca-Settat […]

Tunisia wants free trade association with EU, PM Essid

Prime Minister Essid has stated that his government is planning to begin negotiations with the European Union for “the complete and detailed draft free trade association” to be finalized. He said negotiations between them could begin as early as October in order for the agreement to “soon see the day.” He was speaking at a […]