moroccan energy minister Leila Benali

A manifesto upholding the Moroccan identity of the Sahara issued on eve of Green March

On the eve of the celebration of the 45th anniversary of the Green March, 3,000 lawyers, academics, journalists and civil society activists around the world renewed their commitment to defending the Moroccan identity of the Sahara as an irreversible feature of the region and of Morocco as a whole. These three thousand activists, member of […]

Morocco to introduce secondary market for non-performing loans

Morocco’s central bank has prepared a draft law that would set up a secondary market in which non-performing loans, currently at 9.8 billion dollars, can be sold, in a move that will boost banks’ liquidity. The news was announced by director general of the central bank, Bank Al Maghrib, Abderrahim Bouazza, who said non-performing loans […]

Côte d’Ivoire issues arrest warrant for ex-PM Guillaume Soro

Côte d’Ivoire has issued an arrest warrant for presidential candidate Guillaume Soro, a one-time rebel leader and former Prime Minister. Soro, 47, former speaker of the country’s parliament, is accused of attempting to undermine the government, embezzling public funds and laundering money worth more than €2 million. The former Prime Minister was expected in Abidjan, […]