A consumer boycott hit Morocco’s market leader for milk, Centrale Danone, which announced laying off temporary contract workers and a 30% reduction in the amount of milk it collects. The boycott started 40 days ago and gained large support among citizens. A survey on L’economiste showed that 42% of Moroccans are boycotting Centrale-Danone along with […]
Efforts to avoid a political breakdown have received a positive response with the announcement of the transitional parliament resuming its duties a month after Mustafa Ben Jaafar, the president of the transitional parliament, suspended its activities unless a deal is brokered by the political parties. Ben Jaafar is a member of the Ettakol party which […]
Forces aligned with the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) seized Wednesday full control of Tripoli International airport from rebel Gen. Khalifa Haftar’s fighters who have been, since April last year, trying to seize the Libyan capital. Mohammed Gununu, GNA spokesman, said GNA forces seized the airport after flashing out Haftar’s fighters who were barricaded […]
