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Morocco aims to boost diaspora investment with new initiatives

Morocco aims to make the kingdom a “natural destination” for investment by its diaspora, head of the government Aziz Akhannouch said, as the country seeks to channel remittances into productive projects to support economic growth. Speaking at the opening of a national forum on investment and Moroccans living abroad, Akhannouch said the country wants to […]

Sonia Dahmani sentenced to 8 months in prison for criticizing Tunisian President

On Wednesday September 11, Tunisian lawyer and columnist Sonia Dahmani was sentenced to eight months in prison on appeal for her critical remarks about President Kais Saied. Her lawyers denounced the verdict as “judicial harassment.” Dahmani, known for her outspoken views, was arrested on live television on May 11 by masked police officers at the […]

Foreign Policy Magazine: How long will Algeria’s geriatric rulers hold?

Algeria is drowning in social discontent, raising the prospects of a return to mass protests and a violent response from its military autocratic regime, warns U.S. Foreign Policy magazine, noting that Algeria needs a second liberation…this time, from its aged rulers. The country needs to be liberated from its aged rulers who failed to transform […]