Morocco-economic sectors

Morocco seeks to increase tax revenue

Morocco’s lower house adopted a draft bill on tax reform that aims at achieving tax equity and boosting state tax revenues to fund development projects. The new text also aims at curbing the tax evasion and reduce the size of the informal sector, while making tax incentives more rational in case of the absence of […]

Three Sahel countries to create joint anti-jihadist force amid growing insecurity

Junta-led Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have agreed to create a joint force to battle security threats, most notably long-running jihadist rebellions, across their territories. Violence in the wider Sahel region fueled by the decade-long fight with Islamist groups has worsened since the three countries’ militaries seized power in a series of coups from 2020 […]

Algeria: Army Chief backs interim President’s call for dialogue

The head of the Algerian army Wednesday threw his support behind interim President’s last week call a national and neutral dialogue in view of setting a date presidential elections. Interim President Abdelkader Bensalah’s call was rejected by new demonstrations and a forum of opposition parties and political activists on Saturday who demanded elections in six-month […]