Morocco Should Breakaway with French Model to Boost Competitiveness

“Strengthening the competitiveness of Morocco’s economic fabric hinges on breaking away with the French model that is detrimental to economic development,” said trade and industry minister Moulay Hafid El Alamy who was speaking at a conference in his capacity as a businessman. The French mode has failed. It hinders entrepreneurship and favors employment by the […]

Morocco switches on two power plants after reversal of gas pipeline

Morocco managed within a short period to ensure gas supply for two small powerplants supplying northern Morocco. The power plants of Tahaddart and Ain Béni Mathar operating with LNG have started to be supplied with gas through the Maghreb-Europe pipeline, after Morocco and Spain reversed the flow of gas last week, Moroccan electricity utility ONE […]

Outcry in Algeria as Ailing President Braces to Run for Fifth Term

Prominent Algerian politicians and intellectuals expressed outcry as the Algerian regime prepares a fifth term for ailing Algerian President Bouteflika who is confined to a wheelchair for years and is unable to speak intelligibly. A letter has been issued calling on Bouteflika to refrain from running for a fifth term in order to enable Algeria […]