The launch of the gradual float of the Dirham to reach a flexible exchange rate regime will not lead to currency devaluation reassured Governor of Bank Al Maghrib, Abdellatif Jouahri. Speaking at a press conference in Rabat, Jouahri played down the speculations on risks of Dirham devaluation due to the currency float saying that the […]
Tunisia’s biggest moderate Islamist party Ennahda has nominated its Vice President to run for the advanced September 15 elections, first time since the transition. The party, the largest in the parliament, chose Abdel Fattah Mourou, a 71-year old lawyer as its presidential candidate. Mourou is the current interim speaker of the House of Representative after […]
The United States has used drones to kill civilians in Somalia, human rights watchdog Amnesty International said on Wednesday. Amnesty says an 18-year-old woman and a 53-year-old banana farmer were killed in two separate drone strikes, one in the town of Jilib, the other in Kumbareere village. Three others were injured. The US […]
