Morocco maintains expansionary budget despite pressure on public finances

Morocco’s public finances are under unprecedented pressure due to imported inflation and its impact on the cost of state subsidies. But despite the impact of geopolitical tensions on the state budget, the government maintains its expansionary budget which has increased funding for social services. Morocco has adopted an ambitious development model to bolster the competitiveness […]

Violence in Chad: 17 troops, 96 rebels killed in Boko Haram attack

At least 17 Chadian soldiers were killed in a weekend attack by Boko Haram militants on a military post that also left 96 of the attackers dead in the country’s west, according to Chadian army sources. The attack in the Lake Chad region, which has been plagued this year by frequent attacks from insurgents, happened […]

Water scarcity, another hardship facing Algerians

As if lacking cooking oil, milk and even some medicine was not enough, Algerians are faced by another hardship: water scarcity.   In this context of deprivations, the inhabitants of Algiers have been suffering from water restricting for months as water supply in the capital and its surroundings has been drastically reduced.   Before the […]