Morocco’s 2014 Finance Act is seeking to tackle the issue of prevalent high unemployment while still faced with unfavorable global economic conditions. Although about 140,000 new positions have been created in recent months, the unemployment rate in the country hovers around 8 percent, while the rate reaches almost 18 percent among graduates and about 20 […]
Guineans head to the polls this Sunday (21 September) in a controversial constitutional referendum that could open the door for junta leader Mamady Doumbouya to run for president — despite his earlier pledge not to do so. The draft constitution would replace the post-coup transitional charter, which barred military officials from seeking elected office. This […]
Morocco is among the countries most exposed to geological and climate-related hazards in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, says the World Bank in a recently-published report, noting that although Morocco does not contribute as much to climate change as more industrialized nations, it has still experienced the effects of the global climate […]
