Morocco’s prime minister Aziz Akhannouch defended his government’s job creation policy despite a surge in unemployment which he blamed on drought. Speaking to members of the Upper House, Akhannouch said the jobs lost in the agriculture sector were already unstable fragile jobs. The unemployment rate surged to 13.3% in 2024 from 13% a year earlier, […]
Kenyan lawmakers are considering changes to the Mining Act of 2016, thus following in the footsteps of Uganda that passed its Mining and Minerals Act in October 2022, aiming to reform its nascent mining industry to improve the state’s control and oversight of the critical industry. The Mining (Amendment) Bill that was tabled in the […]
The Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) has just put in place its presidency following reforms that inter alia dissolved the general secretariat. The new institution will have more powers to accelerate regional integration. The new team was installed Tuesday, in Libreville, headquarters of the institution. For this new start, the eleven heads of […]
