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Algeria launches manhunt after escape of its intelligence chief

Algeria’s political and security establishment is reeling from the reported escape of Nacer El Djinn, the former head of the country’s internal intelligence agency (DGSI), amid escalating internal rivalries and a broader crisis of governance. El Djinn, dismissed in May, is believed to have fled the country aboard a clandestine patera bound for Spain, accompanied […]

Souss-Massa Region to Become Platform of Exports to Africa

The Souss-Massa region, which attracted more than 18 billion dirham-investments in 2017, is poised to become a platform of exports towards Africa. This new vocation of the region was stressed at a ceremony held Sunday in Agadir under the chairmanship of King Mohammed VI and during which the Souss-Massa Regional 2014-2020 Industrial Acceleration Plan was […]

Morocco mulls EV battery factory- minister

The next step in the expansion of Morocco’s automotive sector is the setting up of an electric vehicle battery plant to build on existing raw material and meet a rising demand in the domestic and international market, industry minister Ryad Mezzour said. The ministry is negotiating with several manufacturers the setting up of such a […]