Morocco has improved its standing in the 2019 Index of Economic Freedom, issued by the Washington-based Heritage Foundation. Index of Economic Freedom measures economic freedom of 186 countries based on trade freedom, business freedom, investment freedom, and property rights. Morocco’s economic freedom score is 62.9, making its economy the 75th freest in the 2019 Index, […]
Spain’s State Secretary for Security, José Antonio Nieto, urged the European Union to lend more support to the migration policy launched by Morocco, which is steadily becoming more of a destination than a transit country. Nieto told Spanish daily ABC that Morocco has undertaken “colossal efforts” to combat illegal migration at a considerable cost that […]
Ethiopia has postponed its parliamentary elections scheduled for August due to the coronavirus outbreak, the electoral commission said on Tuesday. “Due to the pandemic we were forced to suspend our activities,” said an Amharic-language statement from the National Electoral Commission. Ethiopia has as of April 1, confirmed 29 coronavirus cases. Infections have so […]
