Bids for pipeline in Morocco and Nigeria to be relaunched in 2025
Morocco plans to move to the next stage in the construction of a major gas pipeline with Nigeria, as bids...
Economy
At last! Morocco moves to allow cryptos in the kingdom
Crypto currencies, which are currently illegal to both buy or trade in Morocco, will soon be perfectly legal, according to...
Moroccan doctors announce 3-day strike for higher salaries
Doctors employed at Moroccan public hospitals announced on November 18th that a three-day strike would start the next day to...
Morocco’s population grew to 36.8 million in 2024
The population of Morocco grew to 36.82 million by September 2024, according to the Arab News via Reuters. The information,...
Algeria on track to triple its rail network by 2030
Algeria is on target to triple its rail network by 2030 in a move to boost national economic growth and...
Libya and Italy sign slew of deals amid Meloni trip to Tripoli
Libya and Italy have signed a slew of business agreements with an aim to boost cooperation between the two Mediterranean...
France to invest in Western Sahara under “Moroccan sovereignty”
French President Emmanuel Macron said on October 29th that France supported Morocco's territorial claim over Western Sahara, according to the...
Lebanon and Algeria placed on financial crimes watchlist
Lebanon and Algeria have both been placed on financial crime watchdog Financial Action Task Force's "grey list," according to the...
Egyptian president attends first BRICS Plus summit in Russia
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi took part in the BRICS Plus summit in the Russian city of Kazan on October...
Barrick Gold refutes claims of wrongdoing from Mali government
The Canadian mining company Barrick Gold has denied claims from Mali’s military government that they have breached a recent agreement,...
Tunisia: Challenges lurking in the economy for Saïed’s new term
The economy still poses major challenges for Tunisia and its re-elected president Kaïs Saïed, according to AfricaNews. Public debt, unemployment...
Tunisian MPs propose stripping central bank of interest rate power
A bill proposed by Tunisian lawmakers on October 18th would end the country's central bank's power to adjust interest rates...
Corruption and pension reform key challenges for Morocco
Agencies in Morocco which scrutinize governance are turning up the heat on Morocco's controversial Prime Minister who they accuse of...
Muslim sodas sparkle after coke and Pepsi boycott over Gaza
Right across the Muslim world, the growth of both Pepsi and Cocoa Cola are both facing a hard time because...
Libya central bank governor flees country following ‘threats’
On August 30th, Libya's central bank governor, Seddik al-Kabir, said he and other senior bank staff fled the country following...
