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Moroccan seasonal worker dies, 25 injured in bus accident in Spain

A Moroccan woman died and 25 others were injured, when a bus carrying Moroccan seasonal workers overturned early on Monday in southern Spain, the emergency services said. The bus carrying 34 Moroccan farm workers from San Juan del Puerto to Huelva overturned just before sunrise some 50 km from the southwestern Andalusian city of Huelva, […]

Morocco narrows its trade deficit by 7.6% in November

Morocco cut its trade deficit by 7.6% in November thanks to higher exports of the automotive sector and lower energy prices. Morocco’s imports stood at 653 billion dirhams, down 3.3%, while its exports remained almost stable at 392 billion dirhams. A drop in phosphates and by product sales was compensated by an improvement in sales […]

Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo elected chairman of ECOWAS

President Akufo-Addo of Ghana has been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the grouping’s 57th Summit that took place Monday in Niamey, capital of Niger. The Ghanaian President, who takes over from President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger, underlined in his acceptance speech the challenges confronting West […]