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Avoiding ‘resource curse’: why Africans benefit little from big oil and gas finds

Senegal joins other African countries like Nigeria or Namibia that have struggled to manage their oil and gas resources discovered in recent years for the real benefit of the people, including by improving the energy situation at home. The oil and gas finds in Africa have rarely lived up to their promise, often doing more […]

Morocco: FDI Increases, Trade Deficit Deepens

The indicators of Moroccan economy showed a positive evolution in 2018. Thus foreign direct investments (FDI) amounted to 30.2 billion dirhams at the end of the first ten months of the current year, compared to 21.3 billion at the end of October 2017. However, the trade deficit is worsening. According to the Exchange Office (Office […]

Ukraine: Morocco to repatriate Mauritanian students aboard RAM special flights

Morocco will reserve seats for Mauritanian students on flights scheduled by Royal Air Maroc to evacuate Moroccans living in Ukraine, the Mauritanian Foreign Ministry announced this Monday, February 28. Mauritanian students established in Ukraine will be able to board special flights to be operated by RAM to repatriate Moroccan nationals from March 2. The Mauritanian […]