Young Democrats of America (YDA) in dakhla

New sanctions of Senior Officials, Enforcement Officers Show No Backtracking on Accountability

King Mohammed VI has approved sanctions against a Wali, six governors and over one hundred enforcement agents because of failure to fulfil their duties. During an audience Monday at the Casablanca Royal Palace, the Minister of the Interior presented to the Monarch the results of investigations conducted by his department on the work and working […]

Algeria’s Trade Deficit Deepens to 14 bln Dollars

Algeria’s trade deficit slipped into 14 billion dollars in the first 8 months of 2016 because of the fall in oil revenues, propelling the government to draft an austere appropriation bill for 2017 with the introduction of new taxes in a bid to minimize losses. Algeria’s trade deficit worsened despite an 11% decline in imports […]

Mauritania: President Abdel Aziz registers as presidential candidate

Mauritania will hold presidential elections in June and President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is the first person to hand in his documents as a candidate to the Constitutional court. The elections could be boycotted as it has been for the case of the municipal and legislative elections. Alongside the preparations for the elections, he is […]