According to Reuters, Morocco set a new date (11/25) for a parliamentary election in November this year, scheduling the vote ten months early, so it can quickly…
NATASCHA CHTENA – Just received a notification that my favourite museum (the Brooklyn Museum in New York, that is) acquired Mounir Fatmi’s skateboard installation Maximun Sensation…
Just when North Africa thought it had hit bottom and driven away any and all risk-adverse investors, the region is set to suffer as yet more investors flock…
A mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Rabat from July 7 to 19, 2011 to conduct Article IV discussions. The mission wishes to thank…
Large numbers to illustrate policy ways and means do not, usually, speak to the average voter. And up to a point, they are right not to…
One-third of the World’s Population Experiences an Increase The kinds of social hostilities that recently erupted in violence in Norway have been rising across Europe, a…
Recent events in Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia show both the necessity for change in Morocco and the risks. Dramatic change can come about suddenly, but even…
IN MOROCCO their language has been made official. In Algeria they lead protests against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s regime. In Tunisia they are rediscovering a long-suppressed identity.…