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Morocco’s families grow smaller as nuclear households dominate – survey

Morocco’s family structure has shifted decisively toward smaller households, with nuclear families now the dominant model, according to findings from a survey published by the High Commission for Planning (HCP). Nuclear families accounted for 73% of Moroccan households in 2025, up from 60.8% in the first edition of the survey in 1995, according to the […]

DRC’s armored gamble: UAE arms deal raises eyebrows amid M23 tensions

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is making one of its largest military hardware acquisitions in recent years, securing over 160 armored vehicles from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to reinforce its fight against armed groups in the troubled eastern provinces. The vehicles, including the Kasser II mine-resistant ambush-protected units, are designed to withstand […]

Some 38% of Moroccan enterprises reduced staff due to pandemic

The pandemic and the restrictive measures related to it have taken a toll on Moroccan firms with 38% having been forced to cut staff while 8% have suspended activity waiting for better conditions, Morocco’s statistics agency (HCP) said. Some 83% of all enterprises maintained business despite Covid-19 while 2.2% halted activity all together, the agency […]