Amnesty International denounces steady erosion of rights in Algeria

The Algerian presidential elections took place amid a steady erosion of human rights and a relentless crackdown on opposition figures, Amnesty International said. Tebboune unsurprisingly won the vote with more than 94% of votes. “In recent years, Algeria has experienced a steady erosion of human rights through the authorities’ dissolution of political parties, civil society […]

Mauritania: Resignation of first government of Ghazouani era, new PM named

Mauritania has a new Prime Minister. It is Mohamed Ould Bilal, appointed Thursday afternoon, a few hours after the resignation of the government of Ismael Cheikh Sidiya. This resignation of the first government of the Ghazouani era seems to be the first consequence of the parliamentary report handed over to the Mauritanian judiciary. The government […]

Morocco’s Foreign Exchange Reserves Stand at 201.5 Bln Dirhams by July 2017

Morocco’s foreign exchange reserves stood at 201.5 billion Dirhams by July 2017, shrinking 16.4% compared to the same period last year, the Central Bank, Bank Al Maghrib said. The Bank said it maintains key interest rate at 2.33%, adding that the exchanges volume rose from 5.4 billion to 8.2 billion DH. The drop in Morocco’s […]