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Morocco’s central bank maintains key rate at 2.75%

Morocco’s central bank maintained its benchmark rate at 2.75% amid decreasing inflation. The bank said inflation would decrease to 1.3% this year as a result of falling food prices, the main driver for inflation in the country. Inflation would increase slightly to 2.2% in 2025 as the government negotiates a new wave of price hikes […]

Thai army rescues 12 Moroccans held by ‘call-center gangs’ in Myanmar

The army of Thailand managed to rescue 12 Moroccans who were trapped by gangs that lured them into well-paid jobs in Myanmar casinos before holding them hostage for months. The operation was conducted in collaboration with the Moroccan embassy in Thailand, Thai media The Nation reported. The liberated Moroccans are part of a larger group […]

DRC hopes to leverage SADC regional forces to push back M23 rebels

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is reportedly hoping soldiers from the 10-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) will help it regain ground from the M23 militia in the lawless east. Troops from the regional bloc SADC, including from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi, have been discreetly arriving in DRC since the […]