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Coronavirus: French Le Canard Enchaîné hails Morocco’s management of pandemic

Since the outbreak of the health crisis in Europe and Africa, Morocco has been cited as an example by several international media for its anticipation, its reactivity and its mobilization, both civic and professional. In this vein, the French satirical weekly Le Canard Enchaîné praised the Moroccan management of the coronavirus crisis, saying that the […]

Unemployed Youth Threaten to Put End to Own Lives in Algeria’s Boiling South

Dozen disenchanted youths in the southern Algerian city of Ouargla made headlines when they threatened to set themselves on fire following the example of Tunisia’s Mohamed Bouazizi. The deplorable living conditions in Ouargla and other oil and gas producing regions in southern Algeria stand in stark contrast to the well-off north of the country where […]

Morocco’s Central Bank maintains accommodative policy to promote growth

Morocco’s central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged at an all-time low of 1.5%, in a sign that it is more concerned about promoting growth, than curbing a high inflation caused by exogenous factors. The Bank said inflation would soar to 5% in 2022 and drop to 2% next year. Central Bank governor had […]