Morocco Telmidtice

Morocco, Mauritania seal industrial cooperation deal in metallurgy & mechanical engineering

Morocco and Mauritania signed an agreement to deepen industrial cooperation in the metallurgy, mechanical, and electromechanical sectors. The deal was signed in Nouakchott on Wednesday by Abdelhamid Souiri, President of the Moroccan Federation of Metallurgical, Mechanical and Electromechanical Industries (FIMME), and Nagi Ichidou, President of the Mauritanian Federation of Industry, Mines and Energy (FIME). It […]

Law Criminalizing Violence against Women Enters into Force in Morocco

As soon as a law criminalizing violence against women has entered into force this week, already three complaints were filed by women claiming to have been harassed. The law, passed last February, includes a ban on forced marriage, sexual harassment in public places, and tougher penalties for certain forms of violence. Although it has been […]

Algeria: Soaring Food Prices Fuel Popular Resentment

Anger and frustration are mounting in Algeria following the  unprecedented increase in all food prices that hits badly the consumers in the OPEC member country. The prices of some products have become up to 1,000 pc more expensive because of speculation and structural problems. For example, garlic prices went up from 200 dinars ($ 1.8) […]