Morocco: AfDB approves €120 million loan to support entrepreneurs, SMEs, stimulate recovery

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) on Wednesday in Abidjan approved a €120 million loan to Morocco to implement the country’s Financial Inclusion, Entrepreneurship, and the support program to very small & medium enterprises (SMEs).   The Bank’s support will enable companies in difficulty to recover their activity and safeguard jobs […]

Tunisia: Court orders release of human rights activist Sihem Bensedrine following increasing international criticism

A Tunisian appeals court has ordered on Wednesday February 19 the release of prominent human rights activist Sihem Bensedrine, although she remains subject to a travel ban due to ongoing legal cases. Bensedrine, 74, was the head of the now-defunct Truth and Dignity Commission (IVD), which was responsible for investigating human rights abuses committed by […]

Brazil, Morocco Sign Military Technology Transfer Deal

Brazil and Morocco signed a deal to share military technology as the North African Kingdom seeks to develop its own defense industry. The agreement was raised during the visit Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita paid to Brazil last week, the Brazilian foreign ministry said on twitter. The deal reflects Morocco’s ambition to develop a local […]