International Coalition for the Sahel meeting Friday june 12

Somalia: scores killed in al-Shabab bomb attack on Mogadishu mayor’s office

Somali government forces have ended an al-Shabab siege of the Mogadishu mayor’s office and other local government facilities after the al-Qaida-linked extremists stormed the compound in the capital city Sunday January 22. Somalia’s Ministry of Information said, in a statement, security forces shot dead six al-Shabab fighters behind Sunday’s attack on the Banadir Regional Administration […]

Morocco to raise wages of private sector employees

Workers in the private sectors will benefit from a 10% wage hike within the next two years, while the minimum salary in the agricultural sector will be raised by 10% starting this month, the government announced on Thursday. The move marks the implementation of social dialogue deals announced last May between the government and major […]

Morocco debunks anti-Algeria statement associated with its consul in Oran

The Moroccan embassy in Algeria have branded “fabricated” an alleged statement in which the consul of the kingdom in Oran, Algerian second city, called the oil-rich neighbor, an “enemy country”, Le360.ma news outlet reports. A new dust-up has emerged between Algeria and Morocco after a 1:17-minute video in which Morocco’s consul in Oran, addressing on […]