According to the “gender” survey of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the position of women has deteriorated throughout the region of North Africa and Middle East since the onset of the Arab Spring. Out of 22 survey countries, three – Egypt, Yemen and Syria – found themselves at the bottom of the ranking despite being involved […]
Africa’s digital economy could be worth $721 billion by 2050, the secretary general of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Wamkele Mene, told participants in Gitex Africa in Marrakech. The projection, cited from estimates by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), reflects accelerating growth in fintech, mobile internet usage and startup ecosystems across Africa, Mene […]
Morocco has rejected an initiative put forward by the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, whereby the UN takes over the works to asphalt the Guegarat road on the borders with Mauritania, Moroccan news outlets reported. In an attempt to avert a resumption of hostilities between the Royal Armed Forces and the Algerian-backed Polisario separatists, the […]
