Audrey Azoulay

AGOA expulsion to prompt South Africa, others to diversify export markets

As South Africa and possibly also other continental states face the real possibility of being expelled from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a United States Trade Act, experts are urging them to diversify their export markets. Wamkele Mene, secretary-general of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, addressed concerns at a recent […]

As Senegal opens consulate in Dakhla, Morocco deplores Algeria’s role in perpetuating Sahara conflict

The opening of the Senegalese consulate in Dakhla was met with jubilation in Morocco and despair amid the Algerian regime. Speaking at a press conference in Dakhla on this occasion, Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita called on Algeria to uphold its role as the main party in the Sahara conflict and engage in direct negotiations […]

Morocco: Over 140,000 students migrated from private to public schools

During this school year, 140,250 students moved from private to public schools compared to 52,000 last year, Moroccan Education Minister said. This exodus is partly triggered by the coronavirus outbreak and its impact on households’ revenue as well as the low quality of private school teaching. Minister Said Amzazi said that 68 private schools had […]