Bank intermediation dominated Mauritanian banks’ activities in 2023

In 2023, banking intermediation was at the heart of Mauritanian banks’ operations, as they leveraged their deposit-taking and lending activities to support growth. According to the Central Bank of Mauritania’s 2023 annual report, this activity accounted for 65.1% of the banking sector’s total consolidated assets. Customer deposits at the 17 banks operating in the country […]

Tunisian Presidency sues another blogger in military court

Tunisian blogger Amina Mansour will appear this Monday before the military court after a lawsuit lodged by the office of President Kais Saied over a Facebook post, one month after the same court sentenced Slim Jebali, a prominent blogger, to three months in prison. Amina Mansour is sued by the office of the President for […]

Morocco Sends Experts to Help Spanish Investigators Following Catalonia Terrorist Attacks

A team of Moroccan experts reached Mardrid to offer support to Spanish investigators in the wake of the terrorist attacks that hit Catalonia, Moroccan le360 news website reported. The contribution of Moroccan experts to Spain’s investigation efforts comes after the arrest of a second suspect in the northern Moroccan city of Nador following a similar […]