Germany Extradites to Morocco Convict in Sept 11 Attacks

Germany extradited to Morocco Mounir El Motassadeq who was indicted in 2007 for his involvement in September 11 attacks, international news agencies reported. At the age of 44, El Motassadeq was given a 15-year jail sentence for his involvement in the killing of 246 passengers who lost their lives in the September attacks on the […]

OCP signs $100 mln financing deal with IFC

Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizers producer OCP obtained a loan of 100 million dollars from the International Financial Corporation (IFC) to develop its African value chain. The loan will help OCP Africa to expand its logistics networks and increase the availability of fertilizers, adapted to local soils and crops, in Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, […]

Algeria Lags Behind in World Economic Freedom Report 2017

Algeria has been ranked among the 10 worst performing countries in the 2017 Economic Freedom of the World Report taking the 156th place among 159 nations. Algeria was ranked among the 10 lowest-rated countries in the report on a par with Iran, Chad, Myanmar, Syria, Libya, Argentina, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African […]