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Morocco’s tourism shows resilience with expectations to grow by 2% this year, despite unwarranted fears created by confusions over the turmoil that is plaguing several countries in the region, said the Moroccan tourism Minister, Lahcen Haddad. The Minister, who was speaking to Jeune Afrique Magazine, noted that instability in the region has slightly taken a […]
Morocco has all it takes to become the technology hub of North Africa and even of the continent but authorities’ foot-dragging to promote digital technology and initiatives hinders the process, communication of influence expert Hamza Hraoui said in an interview. Authorities could make the dream come true if they change their policy and work harder […]
Amid bleak growth prospects in the MENA region on the backdrop of tightening fiscal policies in response to low oil prices, Morocco stands out with forecasts to post favorable growth prospects on the medium-term, Capital Economics’ Q2 2016 Middle East Outlook report said. “And Morocco’s economy, whose medium-term prospects are the brightest in the region, […]
After the Netherlands decided to forfeit the Dutch citizenship from its dual nationality citizens who are fighting alongside terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq, Morocco should brace itself for a possible return of Moroccan-Dutch Jihadists. Several media reports say that Dutch authorities have established a list of 250 dual nationals fighting within the ranks of […]
IHS Jane’s Intelligence Weekly Magazine, an offshoot of the British Jane’s Information Group specializing in military and security issues, has recently downplayed the Polisario’s threats to resume hostilities against Morocco over the Saharan provinces, at a context marked by preparations to install an Algerian-imposed successor to the long-serving Polisario leader Mohamed Abdelaziz, who passed away […]
Algeria’s Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal announced recently a government plan to establish a helicopter production plant in a joint venture with a foreign partner that he did not name, the Algerian news Agency APS reported. “The National Investment Council (NIC) and the Council of State holdings (CPE) have agreed to create a high-end helicopter manufacturing […]
The Mauritanian President last week indicated he never planned to change the constitution to be able to run again for elections at the end of his current mandate ending in 2019, reports say. Tension has risen since March between the opposition and the ruling party after some ministers and lawmakers suggested change of the constitution […]
Morocco announced on Monday an ambitious investment reform plan including multiple incentives, in a bid to capitalize on its business climate and political stability to attract more industrial investments. The incentives were revealed during a ceremony in Rabat chaired by King Mohammed VI. They include tax exemption benefiting industrial companies for up to five years, […]
Mauritanian authorities arrested last Sunday scores of anti-slavery activists on the backdrop of riots and clashes last week with security forces in Nouakchott. The riots started when security forces stormed slump dwellings occupied for decades by the Haratin ethnic group, many of them former slaves. The authorities accused the members of the Initiative for the […]
Tunisian army personnel exchanged Monday fire with a convoy of smugglers in the town of Ben Guerdane, near the Libyan border, forcing the smugglers to return to Libya, reports say. A statement from the defense ministry indicates that the fire exchange occurred at the buffer zone in the southern town of the country. The smugglers […]