IMF secures $330m debt relief for Somalia

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it has secured more than $330m in debt relief for Somalia. The African nation has about $5 billion in external debt, accounting for about 100% of its GDP, which the Fund has declared to be unsustainable. The $330m brings the country a crucial step closer to receiving forgiveness for […]

Libya: What if Libya becomes stable with women in leading role?

Libyan women activists pondered last week in Tunisia over their contribution to peace and security in war-torn Libya after political haggle between men has divided the country. The women sent a strong message to the Dialogue process protagonists urging them to recognize women as key partners in the transitional process and not to exclude them […]

Morocco enacts long-awaited strike law

After more than sixty years of constitutional ambiguity, Morocco has finally adopted a legal framework regulating the right to strike. The organic law, published in the Official Bulletin on March 24, 2025, will take effect next week, according to L’Economiste. Although the Constitution guaranteed this right as early as 1962, no application text existed until […]