Morocco Migrants

Sudan’s Bashir appears before prosecutor

The ousted president of Sudan, Omar Hassan al-Bashir has appeared in public for the first time on Sunday, when he was taken to the prosecutor’s office to face charges of corruption and possession of foreign currency. Corruption cases have been opened against 41 other former officials, the prosecutor’s office in charge of corruption cases said […]

Morocco’s central bank asks banks to freeze distributing dividends

Morocco’s Central Bank, known as Bank Al Maghrib, asked banks not to pay 2019 dividends to shareholders in order to boost their capacity to dealing with the coronavirus repercussions. This recommendation comes after a series of measures including boosting three-fold bank’s refinancing capacity and measures to make loans more accessible for households and companies, the […]

Togo’s elections: opposition vows to reorganize after ruling party’s sweeping victory

Togo’s opposition has vowed to “reinvent” itself after winning just five seats in the country’s legislative elections held on 29 April, while the ruling Union for the Republic party (UNIR) has clinched a sweeping victory. Opposition parties had hoped for a strong showing in last week’s ballot, which they dismissed as an “electoral masquerade”, after […]