Morocco will set up a strategic investment fund worth $4.8 billion to help the economy recover from the coronavirus impact, Finance Minister Mohamed Benchaaboun said Tuesday at a news conference in Rabat. The fund is part of a stimulus package of 120 billion dirhams ($12.8 bln) unveiled by King Mohammed VI at the Throne Day […]
Education Minister Mohamed Saad Berrada presented detailed parliamentary testimony defending Morocco’s preschool development program, community school operations, and new teacher statute implementation. While acknowledging structural constraints, he highlighted substantial progress achieved since 2018. Rural preschool enrollment now reaches 81%, exceeding urban rates and representing dramatic improvement from 35% in 2018. Berrada attributed this advancement to […]
President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has proposed to appoint former Islamist figure and aid, Abdelwahab Derbal, as the chairman of the High Independent Election Monitoring Body. In line with the new constitution adopted in February, the Algerian President appoints the chairman of the body, which will replace the much criticized “National Commission of election Supervision” and “National […]
