Armed Chadian Group Attacks Haftar’s Forces in Libya

A Chadian armed group has attacked a military camp of forces loyal to General Khalifa Haftar in southern Libya on Thursday. The attack took place near Traghen, some 900 kilometers south of Tripoli and about 400 kilometers north of the border with Chad, according to Reuters. Thirteen people were wounded in the attack. One of […]

Tanger Med Tops Africa’s Container Ports

Tanger Med was ranked as the first container port in Africa and the 45th in the world in a survey by World Top Container Ports. With a capacity of 3 million containers, the Moroccan port has handled 3,312,409 containers in 2017 that is 11% over its capacity, the Port authority said in a statement. This […]

Moroccan government, central bank at odds over inflation

Morocco’s central bank and the Moroccan government are pursuing policies that are triggering opposite impacts on inflation. As the central bank tightens its monetary policy by raising the key interest rate for the third time in a row to 3%, the government continues its expansive budgetary policy in line with its goals to spur private […]