Morocco’s ambitious social protection program will require 39 billion dirhams in funding for 2025, rising to 41 billion dirhams in 2026, as the government expands universal healthcare and direct social assistance, Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch announced Tuesday. Speaking before the Chamber of Counselors during a monthly plenary session on economic policy, Akhannouch detailed the government’s […]
A landmark study by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the World Bank Group’s private sector arm, has placed Morocco’s cultural and creative industries (CCI) under a forensic economic lens — and the findings are striking. Presented on the second day of GITEX Africa 2026 in Marrakech and compiled with support from BearingPoint, the Haut-Commissariat au […]
The United States have expressed great concern and the West African regional bloc ECOWAS condemned on Monday (14 August) Niger’s military rulers’ threats to prosecute detained President Mohamed Bazoum, warning the move would exacerbate tensions. “We are incredibly dismayed by reports that President Bazoum’s unjust detention has gone even a step further,” State Department spokesman […]
