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Human Rights Watch alerts to Tunisia’s authoritarian drift under President Saied

With thousands jailed for expressing dissent, destroyed checks and balances and an undermined civil society, Tunisia has backpedaled to autocracy following a crackdown on civil liberties by a president bent on continuing his power grab, Human Rights Watch said. “Tunisia experienced further regression in terms of human rights and the rule of law during 2023 […]

Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank profit hits record $950 million in 2024

Attijariwafa Bank reported a 26.6% increase in its annual 2024 net profit to 950 million dollars, amid an expansion of activity in Morocco and in African subsidiaries. The bank reported an 8% increase in loans to the economy in Morocco, raising its market share to 28.1% from 26.9% in 2023, it said in a statement […]

Moroccans top list of recipients of EU citizenship for 7th year in a row

Moroccan nationals continue to dominate for the 7th consecutive year the list of the recipients of the European Union citizenship, according to figures on naturalization in the European Union for 2018, released on Monday by the EU statistics agency Eurostat.   In 2018, some 67,200 Moroccans received the citizenship of Spain, Italy or France, representing […]