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Morocco to raise social protection, health and education budgets in 2025

The Moroccan government has elaborated a 2025 budget that bolsters spending on social protection as well as on the health and education reform, finance minister Nadia Fettah Alaoui said. The government will press ahead with the generalization of mandatory health coverage, financial assistance to needy families, and will launch the generalization of the pension system, […]

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Morocco, EU co-chair meeting on combating terrorism through education

Morocco and the European Union (EU) co-chaired a working meeting on Thursday in Brussels on combating terrorism through education. The meeting, part of the initiative of the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum (GCTF), was held under the theme “Education for the prevention and fight against violent extremism leading to terrorism.” During the meeting’s opening, which reaffirmed the […]

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Saudi Fund, Mauritania ink $40m loan deal

The Saudi Fund for Development, SFD, provided Monday December 18 Mauritania with a soft credit line of $40 million earmarked for the construction and equipment of two educational institutes that are specialized in key sectors of the economy. The deal was signed by SFD CEO Sultan Al-Marshad and Mauritania’s Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, […]

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Morocco: Migration and Asylum Policy with Human Face

For nearly a decade, Morocco has been implementing a migration and asylum policy with a human face, in accordance with the High Royal Guidelines, respecting migrants’ dignity and rights. This comprehensive immigration policy, which aims to be humanistic, pragmatic and supportive, makes Morocco a land of welcome and dignity, where refugees and migrants enjoy full […]

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World Bank allocates additional $200 million to support education in Morocco

The World Bank announced that it has allocated additional financing of $200 million to the Education Support Program in Morocco, bringing the total project value to $700 million. In a recent document, the World Bank spoke of additional financing aimed at restructuring the results of the main indicators, in addition to extending the program from […]

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Burkina Faso students, displaced girls in Cameroon demand their ‘right to education’

Several hundred students demonstrated Tuesday (11 October) in a city in northern Burkina Faso to claim their “right to education,“ while hundreds of displaced girls in Cameroon have protested against the conflicts that have disrupted or halted their education. in Djibo, the main city in northern Burkina Faso, which has been under a jihadi blockade […]

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Kenya’s policy reversal: from Ruto’s anti-China campaign to more pragmatic stance

While Kenya’s newly elected President William Ruto, ran his election campaign on an anti-China platform, the language of his new administration now stands in a sharp contrast with the strident tones he used on the campaign trail. During his campaign, Ruto talked tough on China, vowing to deport Chinese nationals doing jobs he said should […]

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Morocco Gets Over € 125 Mln Funding from EIB & EU to Improve Rural Schooling

The European Investment Bank and the European Union support Morocco’s rural schooling program with € 125.8 million funding to serve for the building of 150 community schools. The EIB has agreed to provide Morocco a € 102.5 million loan for this project, while the EU pledged to inject € 23.3 million under the Neighborhood Investment […]

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Morocco switches to Bachelor undergraduate system

Morocco will scrap the LMD system used mostly in French speaking countries in favor of the bachelor system adopted in English speaking countries as it seeks to improve the efficiency of its education system and help graduates integrate the job market.   Bachelor’s will start as of 2020 and are meant to facilitate the enrolment […]

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Morocco’s education law stalls due to controversy over French

Parliamentary vote for a long-awaited for law on education reform has stalled once again as the majority Islamist party refuses to vote in favor of some of the provisions of the new text notably the introduction of French as a language of teaching scientific subjects. The education Minister Said Amzazi insists on using French as […]