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Morocco’s Handicrafts Exports Exceed 622 mln Dirhams Up to November 2017

Morocco’s exports of handicrafts exceeded 622 million dirhams between January and November 2017, Minister in charge of the sector Jamila El Mossali said. Local media reported that El Mossali said at the launch of the national handicrafts fair to run till 31 December, 2017 that the sector employs 2.5 million people and represents 7% of […]

Algeria’s Tebboune draws mockery after mishandling figures at the UN

Notorious for inflating figures, Algeria’s president Tebboune draw mockery to himself and to his military masters when he conflated figures in front of the international community. During his speech at the UN General Assembly, most seats were empty showing once more Algeria’s standing among the nations. He once again doubled down on his mistakes saying […]

Mauritania Tightens Anti-slavery law

Mauritanian Parliament has passed a new anti-slavery law which criminalizes “10 forms of slavery”, including forced marriage and other controversial social practices such as handing a woman over to another man without her consent after the death of her husband. Mauritania abolished slavery in 1981, but human rights activists say the practice is still alive. […]