Jan 8, 2020 | Menas Associates, Morocco
Prime Minister Saadeddine Othmani is going to have a difficult year in 2020 and the government will come under increasing strain. His position has been significantly weakened by the recent government reshuffle which resulted in a reduction in the number of Parti de la...
Dec 3, 2019 | Menas Associates, Morocco
The Moroccan rapper, Mohamed Mounir (a.k.a. Gnawi) was sentenced to one year in prison for offending public officials and public bodies. The charges relate to a live social media post from October in which Gnawi ranted against the police after they had stopped him and...
Oct 31, 2019 | Menas Associates, Morocco
This month Prime Minister Saadeddine Othmani finally managed to pull a new government out of the bag just in time for the re-opening of parliament, despite many believing he would be tripped up by the other parties in his ruling alliance. Yet — while the reshuffle may...
Oct 1, 2019 | Menas Associates, Morocco
King Mohamed VI’s 20 September meeting with Prime Minister Saadeddine Othmani is a clear indication that the Palace is getting impatient with the lack of progress in forming a new government. This impatience is shared with the other political parties who accuse...
Sep 4, 2019 | Menas Associates, Morocco
Following his 29 July throne day speech — in which he highlighted the failings of previous development programmes — King Mohamed VI reiterated his calls for a new development model for the Kingdom in a subsequent speech on 20 August commemorating the 66th Anniversary...
Aug 1, 2019 | Menas Associates, Morocco
Unrest in Laâyoune in Western Sahara is a reminder of resentment in the region (Source: Al Jazeera) The recent passing of the Education Reform Law will bring much-needed benefits to Morocco’s education system. However, articles that are related to the teaching of...
