African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM)

Transparency: Uganda joins EITI to attract local, foreign investment

Uganda has joined the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) in order to subject its oil industry to scrutiny and promote accountable management of revenues. Uganda discovered crude reserves more than 10 years ago but production has been repeatedly delayed by disagreements with field operators over taxes and development strategy. According to Uganda’s Minister for Finance, […]

Morocco: Royal Mansour ranks 5th best hotel in the world; 2 other hotels in the top 100

Morocco’s Royal Mansour Hotel in Marrakech is ranked as the fifth best hotel in the world, according to a recent ranking by Travel & Leisure Magazine for the year 2022. The Oberoi, and Mandarin Oriental, two other hotels, also located in Marrakech, are among the 100 best luxury hotels in the world for the year […]

Tanger Med Port sacks its director general after ‘conflict of interest’ reports

Idriss Aarabi has replaced Hassan Abkari as director general of the Mediterranean’s largest port, after the latter featured in media articles citing a conflict of interest. Abkari was cited in multiple stories, including in Barlamane news outlet, which published documents accusing him of setting up a port counselling company in Valencia, Spain. The move was […]