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Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank Signs Integrity Agreement with GCF

Attijariwafa Bank, one of Morocco’s largest banks, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Independent Integrity Unit (IIU) of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to cooperate and consult on integrity matters. The agreement covers information-sharing, joint investigations and collaborations, as well as capacity-building support with the Bank’s Compliance Office. The MoU will complement […]

Morocco tops Moubarack Lo ranking of emerging countries

Morocco has confirmed its position as one of the top performing African economies, topping the Moubarack Lo ranking of emerging countries in 2017. The ranking, published for the second time by the research Group “Institut de l’Emergence”, headed by Senegalese economist and statistics engineer Moubarack Lo, was released on Wednesday in Dakar. Based on the […]

Tunisian ex-president Marzouki sentenced in absentia to 22 years in jail

A Tunisian court has sentenced former President Moncef Marzouki to 22 years in prison in absentia on charges of undermining state security, triggering condemnation from rights groups who denounce the use of the judiciary by President Kais Saied to intimidate and silence the opposition at home and abroad. The verdict, delivered in June 2025, adds […]