EU Commissioner for Enlargement – Neighborhood – Oliver Varhelyi & Nasser bourita

The U.S. trade office points to corruption of Kenyan officials

The U.S. trade office said Kenyan officials have been systematically asking bribes from U.S. investors, who complained of lack of transparency and excessive complexities and inefficiencies in the procurement process for contracts. Corruption will thwart foreign investors in Kenya where only those who pay a bribe manage to invest, said the U.S. trade office in […]

Morocco’s trade deficit shrinks by 14.6% in first quarter 2024

Morocco’s trade deficit dropped to 61.9 billlion dirhams, down 14.6%, thanks to higher exports and lower imports, the foreign exchange office said. Morocco’s automotive sector topped exports with 38.8 billion dirhams, up 13%, offsetting a 2.3% drop in phosphates exports at 17.6 billion dirhams. Morocco’s energy imports dropped in value by 13.6% to 28 billion […]

Algerian military regime trades safety of citizens to serve Polisario separatist cause

More than 37 people died and over 200 others were injured due to dozens of wildfires in Algeria’s east, triggering backlash at a government that failed to acquire the necessary means to extinguish forest fires. The tragedy is a déjà-vu in a country where over 200 people, mostly in the restive Kabylie region, lost their […]