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World Bank: Remittances to Morocco surge 40 % in 2021

Remittance flows to Morocco increased by 40 pc in 2021, reaching $10.4 billion, says the World Bank in its latest “Migration & Development Brief”. With such performance, Morocco becomes the second-largest recipient of remittances in the Middle-East and North Africa region. Indicators for early 2022 suggest a continuation of buoyancy in receipts, says the WB […]

AQIM Avenges Foreign Intervention in Mali with Abductions in Algeria

At least eight foreigners, including Britons, Norwegian and Japanese nationals were seized Wednesday in Algeria by Islamist militants in an attack on an oil facility in the south-eastern region of the North African country. The terror attack, which targeted a BP gas plant in the town of In Amenas (near the Libyan border), also claimed […]

Morocco’s Lekjaa re-elected Africa representative on FIFA council

Morocco’s Fouzi Lekjaa was re-elected to the FIFA council as Africa representative, underscoring the status of Moroccan football in the continent. Lekjaa beat his rival Hani Abou Rida with 49 votes to 35, in a vote held during the 14th African Football Federation (CAF) assembly. Lekjaa is also head of the 2030 World Cup organizing […]