With the effective establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), trade between Morocco and Africa, which currently account for 5.4% of commercial transactions, could triple in the long term, according to the Moroccan Center of Conjuncture (CMC). The launch of the AfCFTA after long negotiations reflects the desire to foster the continent’s economic […]
When Algeria unilaterally cut gas supplies through the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline in late 2021, it was expecting Morocco to succumb to darkness and electricity cuts. But none of that happened. Instead, a new energy partnership was forged with Spain giving the halted pipeline a new life. Spain received annually 2 million euros from Morocco for […]
Over 1,500 inmates escaped during a riot in the high-security Machava prison near in Mozambique’s capital Maputo that left 33 people dead and 15 injured on Wednesday (25 December), according to police general commander Bernardino Rafael. About 1,534 people escaped during the massive prison break, of whom about one tenth have since been recaptured. The […]
