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Sahel: armed groups, illicit arms trade fuels drug trafficking — UNODC report

Drug trafficking continues to thrive in the Sahel, home to 300 million people and a buyer’s market for guns, because of non-state armed groups which are very active there, according to a new 2023 report published Monday June 26 by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). The report explores the fight against […]

EU Approves €37 million Package to Tackle Migration Challenges in North Africa

The EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa last week adopted a €37 million package to increase protection of migrants and to strengthen effective migration management in North Africa. The package will specifically address migration challenges in Libya, Tunisia and Morocco, the EU said in a press release. Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for European Neighborhood Policy and […]

AfDB: Morocco’s growth to rebound to 4.5 % in 2021

Morocco’s GDP is expected to increase to 4.5 pc in 2021 as the country’s economy is recovering from a 5.9 pc decline in 2020 after growing 2.5 pc in 2019, says the African Development Bank in its latest report. During the third quarter of 2020, Morocco’s exports of automotive parts and phosphate and derivatives rebounded […]