Morocco to extend social protection to 2.5 million handicraftsmen

Some 2.5 million handicraftsmen and their dependents will finally have access to social protection after the government approved a law to enlist them in the private sector pension fund CNSS. The new law was presented by tourism and handicrafts minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui to MPs as part of a reform that aims to fill a […]

Gabon: A woman appointed Prime Minister, a première

After 17 months at the head of the Ministry of National Defense, Rose Christiane Ossouka Raponda had been named Prime Minister, in replacement of Julien Nkoghe Bekale who spent a year and a half in the position. This is the first time ever since its independence 60 years ago that Gabon is having a woman […]

Morocco to Add Nuclear Power to Long-term Energy Mix- Official

Nuclear power may be well included in Morocco’s energy mix as the country forges ahead with its strategy to promote clean energy and efficiency, said Khalid El Mediouri, Director General of the National Centre for Nuclear Energy, Sciences and Technology Techniques (CNESTEN) and Chair of the Nuclear Power and Seawater Desalination Committee (CRED). “Morocco’s national […]