French AFD supports development of Moroccan ports with a €100 million loan

The French Development Agency (AFD) will extend the Moroccan National Ports Agency (ANP) a loan worth €100 million loan (MAD 1.1 billion) destined to improve the competitiveness of Moroccan ports. The loan agreement was signed Thursday in Rabat in the presence of French ambassador to Morocco, Helene Le Gal. The two sides, which also signed […]

Algeria: Financial Times sounds alarm over crackdown on media

London-based The Financial Times Thursday deplored the Algerian state’s crackdown on media as security forces on a weekly basis have been clamping down on thousands of Algerian protesters demanding the upturn of the remnant of the Bouteflika regime. FT in an article titled “Algeria’s military ruler ramps up crackdown on uprising”, the media deplored an […]

Tunisia: Transitional Parliament finally resumes constitution work

Efforts to avoid a political breakdown have received a positive response with the announcement of the transitional parliament resuming its duties a month after Mustafa Ben Jaafar, the president of the transitional parliament, suspended its activities unless a deal is brokered by the political parties. Ben Jaafar is a member of the Ettakol party which […]