Morocco-EU Fisheries Agreement: Spanish fleet to return to Moroccan waters July 22

Spanish fishing trawlers will return to the Moroccan waters as of Monday, July 22, announced Spanish Minister for Agriculture and Maritime Fisheries, Luis Planas, in a statement released by his department.   The meeting of the first joint commission of the Morocco-EU fisheries agreement, held in Rabat, this week defined the technicalities to issue the […]

Morocco’s Labor Market Has a Hidden Problem: The Activity Rate Has Been Falling for 25 Years

A detailed data analysis published Wednesday by Medias24 news outlet exposes a structural dimension of Morocco’s labor market that rarely features in public policy debate: the activity rate — the share of the working-age population that is either employed or actively seeking work — has fallen continuously for a quarter century, from 54.5 percent in […]

Kenya uncovers trafficking ring sending citizens to fight in Ukraine

Kenyan authorities have dismantled a human trafficking ring accused of luring citizens to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war under the guise of employment opportunities in Moscow. In an intelligence-led raid on the Great Wall Apartments on the outskirts of Nairobi, police rescued 22 Kenyans who were reportedly being “processed” for travel to Russia. Authorities seized […]