AFDB-Morocco seminar

African govt’s should crack down on illicit trade to increase tax revenue — study

As 93% of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the Global South are “drowning in debt, according to a new research from ActionAid, experts warn that illicit trade greatly exacerbates this budgetary disaster, which in turn robs governments of massive amounts of tax revenue while undermining medical, environmental and economic health. The ActionAid study also rings […]

Moroccan Jewish Communities hail new measures on organization of Jewish Community

Moroccan Jewish communities in Morocco and from around the world have welcomed the “relevance and foresight of the proposed measures” for the establishment of a new organization of Jewish communities capable of ensuring effective and harmonious management of communities throughout the national territory. In a statement, the Council of Jewish Communities in Morocco said that […]

Mother of jailed UK-Egyptian vows to maintain hunger strike

Laila Soueif, mother of Egyptian-British blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah, who has been detained in Egypt for more than five years, is continuing her hunger strike. Laila Soueif, 68, who has not eaten for 59 days, has urged British Foreign Minister David Lammy to take action to secure her son’s release. The blogger was arrested in […]