Tanzania’s decision to bar foreign nationals from operating small businesses has ignited sharp backlash across East Africa, particularly from neighboring Kenya, with fears that it could fracture regional economic ties. The new directive, announced by Trade Minister Selemani Jafo, prohibits foreigners from engaging in 15 grassroots sectors such as salons, eateries, mobile money kiosks, and […]
The Moroccan retirement pensions fund, Régime Collectif d’Allocation de Retraite, (RCAR) has acquired 16,229,447 shares of Maroc Telecom, which has floated 8 per cent of the company’s shares. The operation took place on June 17. RCAR with this acquisition has increased its share in the company to 5.81 per cent, the Moroccan Capital Market Authority […]
On the backdrop of the assassination of the Russian Ambassador in Turkey and the praise such a terrorist attack received from some activists on social media, the Interior Ministry launched a campaign to crackdown on condoning terrorism and take legal action in this regard. Condoning terrorism is a crime under the Moroccan penal code, said […]
