Morocco’s Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills, Younes Sekkouri, unveiled ambitious plans Thursday to overhaul the country’s labor code, addressing evolving work patterns, digital transformation, and generational shifts in employment expectations. Speaking at a conference-debate organized in Casablanca, Sekkouri outlined three fundamental dimensions driving the reform: societal changes, evolution of employment forms, […]
Côte d’Ivoire’s former president Laurent Gbagbo on Thursday asked the International Criminal Court a release without conditions while awaiting the prosecution’s appeal against his acquittal. Gbagbo, the first former head of state ever to stand trial at the ICC, and his aide Charles Ble Goude were cleared on 15 January 2019 over involvement in […]
Morocco will launch next year Islamic Insurance (Takaful) after introducing in 2017 Islamic banking services, which are thriving in the Middle-East, Africa, Asia and some western countries, say local insurance experts. In July 2017, the Moroccan Government Council adopted a draft decree paving the way for implementation of the Takaful Law. Unlike the banking sector, […]
