Fouzi Lekjaa

Isolated Tunisia tilts closer to Iran’s orbit

Tunisia’s president seems to be courting Iran, in a shift that risks further isolating the cash-strapped country. Once an advocate of the two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Tunisia under president Kais Saeid has made a U-turn surfing on the anti-Jewish rhetoric of its mentor Algeria and following a foreign policy current that threw it […]

Morocco heading towards a profound, balanced reform of the public sector

Morocco is heading towards a profound and balanced reform of the public sector, to improve the services to citizens and accompany the implementation of the economic stimulus plan, designed to address the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as announced by King Mohammed VI.   The Monarch deems the reform of the public sector of […]

Phosphates: Moroccan OCP Group to Set Up Fertilizer Company in Rwanda

OCP Africa, a subsidiary of the Moroccan State-owned Phosphate OCP group, will set up a $ 6.3 million joint venture dubbed “Rwanda Fertilizer Company”, according to Maghreb Intelligence magazine. The OCP will have a 57.4 pc majority stakes in the company, while Agro Processing Trust Corporation Ltd (APTC) will hold 30 pc and the State […]