Morocco’s economic growth and the foreign direct investments it attracts are luring international insurance companies such as Lloyds, which has recently inaugurated a branch in Casablanca. Lloyds, which has acquired the status of the Casablanca Finance City (CFC), sees in Morocco enormous growth potential, Inga Bealesa, President of the British insurance giant, told local paper […]
An Algerian court this Monday sentenced French TV5 correspondent Khaled Drareni to three years in prison, TSA reports citing the defense lawyer. Drareni, 40, who is also correspondent of Reporters without Borders (RSF) in the North African country, has been in detention since March for covering “Hirak”, the popular demonstrations against the Algerian regime. […]
Exiled Chadian rebel leader Timan Erdimi has returned to his homeland after a decade in exile in Qatar for talks aiming to pave the way for democratic elections, though boycotts by rebel and opposition groups remain major hurdles. The 67-year-old Erdimi, who heads the Union of Resistance Forces (UFR) returned to Chad Thursday (18 August), […]
