The Moroccan judiciary issued its first sentence replacing a custodial sentence with electronic surveillance. The decision, handed down on August 27, marks a significant step toward implementing alternative sentencing measures aimed at reducing prison overcrowding and modernizing penal practices. The case involved a defendant who had been placed in pre-trial detention over the weekend at […]
Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic activity is expected to slow significantly in 2022 and remain relatively modest in 2023 and looking ahead, the outlook remains highly uncertain, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its latest Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa. A downturn in advanced economies and emerging markets, tighter financial conditions, and volatile commodity prices, […]
President Jacob Zuma has made a volte-face that bodes well for relations between South Africa and Morocco. Following the talks he had with King Mohammed VI in Abidjan on the sidelines of the AU-EU summit, Zuma continues to talk about promising prospects for ties with Morocco making allusions that Morocco’s absence from the African Union […]
