textile factories open in Tangier May 2019

Mauritania and EU improve fisheries agreement

The much criticized fisheries agreement between the Islamic Republic of Mauritania and the European Union (EU) has been reviewed after successful negotiations between parties in Nouakchott. Improvements were made on license conditions but Mauritania’s financial gains were reduced. Most of the improvements were centered on fishery resource planning and protection in relation to previous agreements. […]

Tunisia clears migrant camps, tensions escalate

Tunisian authorities have launched a sweeping operation to dismantle informal migrant camps around the town of El Amra, leaving hundreds of sub-Saharan African migrants homeless. For nearly two years, these camps, nestled within olive groves, have served as temporary havens for migrants stranded in Tunisia after failed attempts to cross the Mediterranean to Europe. The […]

Morocco’s King Inaugurates New Platforms to Promote Youths Integration, Nurture their Hope in Future

King Mohammed VI inaugurated on Wednesday in the Souss Massa region new platforms and cultural projects meant to promote youths’ integration in the job market, stimulate their initiative and entrepreneurship spirit, guarantee their better socio-economic integration and nurture their hope in the future.   In the town of Ait Melloul (Inezgane-Aït Melloul prefecture), the Monarch […]