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Morocco: Air traffic chatters the records with over 27 Mln Passengers in 2023

The number of passengers transiting through Moroccan airports rose 32% in 2023 to 27 million people, indicating a recovery of the tourism sector and the growing importance of the Casablanca hub for travelers to and from Africa. The national airports agency ONDA reported that the growth was driven by international traffic with 24,429,325 passengers. Africa […]

Tunisia struggles to downsize public wage bill

Tunisia counts more than 650,000 civil servants that is 5% of the total population of 12 million people, a number that weighs significantly on the state budget. Tunisia has more public sector employees compared to 568,000 in Morocco which has a population three times bigger. The IMF has urged the Tunisian government to cut the […]

Morocco, Nigeria expand cooperation to renewables

After concrete phosphates and gas cooperation projects, Morocco is helping Nigeria develop electricity production from renewable energy with a solar power project spanning over 200,000 hectares of land in the state of Jigawa. “The power solar energy is an initiative of Moroccan government, in collaboration with the Federal Government and Jigawa State government specifically to […]