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COVID-19: USA provides $5.7 million aid to Morocco

The US government announced Friday that it has provided $5.7 million in aid to Morocco to help in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. This aid includes $4 million from the Economic Support Fund (ESF) to support the socio-economic recovery among marginalized and vulnerable populations in urban and rural areas through a cash transfer program, […]

Nigeria launches $672mil tech fund to cushion its start-ups after US bank collapse

The closure of three key banks in the United States has taught Nigeria tough lessons, prompting Africa’s biggest economy to launch a $672 million fund to support its tech startups. Nigeria wants to cushion its startups against the kind of situation that Chipper Cash, a victim of the fall of SVB and the bankruptcy of […]

After the ‘Arab Spring’: Winter is Underway for Religious Minorities in the MENA Region

No one can deny that Arab dictatorships have protected religious minorities across the Middle East and North Africa region for decades as a result of tactical decisions meant to win the political backing of Western powers and the financial support of funding agencies. The nomination of Jewish and Christian leaders to cabinet posts in many […]