president of Union of Mayors of Essonne Francisque-Vigouroux

Tunisia: Talks with IMF for new financing program start Monday

Tunisia is starting this Monday formal talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a credit line to be used to prop up the sluggish economy of the North African country, a source at the Central Bank of Tunisia (CBT) told state-run news agency TAP. The team of the Washington-based international financial institution is expected […]

Italian NGOs decry Polisario for Children’s rights violations

A group of Italian NGOs staged protests recently to denounce the use by the Polisario of children in an utter violation of their basic rights. The Polisario has gained a notoriety over the years for enrolling children in the ranks of its militias and for forcibly sending them to countries such as Cuba where they […]

King Mohammed VI appoints Chakib Benmoussa head of new development model committee

King Mohammed VI appointed Chakib Benmoussa head of the new ad-hoc committee for the development model, an advisory body that is tasked with making proposals and suggestions to improve the development reforms and increase their effectiveness.   Chakib Benmoussa served as interior minister from 2006 to 2010 and head of the social economic and environmental […]