Morocco aims to boost natural gas share to 30% of energy mix by 2030

Morocco is accelerating its transition to natural gas as a key pillar of its energy future, aiming to increase its share to 30% of the national energy mix by 2030. The government is deploying a multisector strategy based on heavy investments and public-private partnerships to reduce coal dependence while maintaining energy security. On April 23, […]

Over 37,000 Migrants Abandoned by Algeria in Desert Border with Niger

Algeria has been slammed for summary expulsions of more than 37,000 migrants in the desert border with Niger between 2014 and 2018. Algeria’s interior ministry confirmed the figure but claimed that the abandoned migrants were displaced to the border by virtue of an agreement with Niger’s authorities. Human rights groups however hold Algeria responsible for […]

Tunisia: Democracy in five years

President Moncef Marzouki stated that Tunisia is progressing since the end of the revolution, and it will be a state of true democracy in 2018, during a speech delivered at the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV) in Ankara. It was under the theme “Tunisia’s pioneering role in the transformation of the Middle East […]