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Morocco’s handicrafts exports grow to $1 bln- minister

Morocco’s handicrafts exports grew to $1 billion in 2023, up 7% from a year earlier, tourism minister said. Speaking at a fair in Rabat, Fatima Zahra Ammour said her department was working to preserve 32 handicrafts. Morocco’s colourful and diversified handicrafts employ 20% of the total Moroccan workforce. Despite its strong social dimension, the sector […]

X’s new location feature unmasks Algeria junta plots against Morocco

A new feature on Elon Musk’s X is exposing the truth behind social media accounts across the political spectrum, with Algerian account owners apparently misleading Moroccan followers about where they are posting from. The new feature allows all X users to see where a given account is based, usually listing a country or region. Many […]

Burkina Faso asks France to recall ambassador; 28 bodies found in country’s northwest

Amid a surge in anti-French sentiment, France has been asked to recall its ambassador in Burkina Faso, the military junta said Monday January 2, as the West African country seeks to develop closer ties with Russia. Ambassador Luc Hallade was asked to leave, government spokesman Jean-Emmanuel Ouedraogo confirmed to the media, but provided no further […]