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Algeria : what is Beyond the Presidential Election?

As the deadline to offer his candidacy is fast approaching, Algeria’s 76 year old president Abdelaziz Bouteflika is yet to announce whether he’ll contest in the next election. There are worries if the president is fit to stand for elections due to his age and unstable health especially after he suffered a mini-stroke last year. […]

French President highlights excellent ties with Morocco

French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed ties with Morocco as being in an “excellent” state, and highlighted major opportunities to deepen what he called an “exceptional, strengthened partnership” with the Kingdom. Opening the annual Conference of French Ambassadors in Paris, Macron stressed the need to reinforce strategic alliances amid an increasingly unstable global landscape. “We believe […]

Morocco’s employers’ federation put off visit by French counterpart as crisis worsens

Morocco’s federation of Moroccan employers (CGEM) asked its French counterpart Medef to put off a visit by its president to Morocco due to the unpropitious context marked by a widening crisis between Rabat and Paris. The news was relayed by Moroccan outlets including le360 which said that CGEM chief Chakib Alj asked his French counterpart […]