By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lebrief
The Moroccan government plans to base eligibility for direct social assistance exclusively on household income. Economy, Finance and Public Performance Minister Fouzi Lekjaa announced the reform on 30 October during consideration of the bill, Lebrief reports.
Moroccan minister Fouzi Lekjaa opposes private clinics and hospitals receiving 90% of compulsory health insurance resources, during parliamentary debate on the 2027 Finance Bill. The Court of Accounts says the private sector absorbed 91% of AMO healthcare spending in 2024, compared with 9% for the public sector, L’Information reports.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: L'Information ·
The Congolese Mutual Savings and Credit Societies (Mucodec) want to increase savings mobilisation and finance projects for households and economic actors in Congo-Brazzaville. Its director general, Dieudonné Ndinga Moukala, announced this in Brazzaville on 29 October at a press lunch, according to the Congolese News Agency.
🇨🇬 Republic of Congo · Source: ACI ·
The Eswatini government is seeking 3.79 billion emalangeni in loans through three Bills tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Neal Rijkenberg. The first provides for up to 1.6 billion emalangeni from Standard Bank of South Africa and other lenders to finance infrastructure and social projects, according to the Times of Eswatini.
🇸🇿 Eswatini · Source: Times of Eswatini ·
Casablanca’s MASI index fell 0.74% to 16,801.43 points in trading on 29 October, with more than 106.67 million dirhams exchanged. Telecommunications dropped 2.86%, while beverages rose 4.75%, Infomediaire reports.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Infomediaire ·
Russia explains its veto of US Sahara resolutionRussia’s UN ambassador, Vassili Nebenzia, says the US draft on the Sahara would have undermined the settlement process and marginalised the referendum. Moscow says an agreement must be acceptable to Morocco and the Polisario Front, according to Yabiladi.
Olive harvest: Sidi Bouzid forecasts 350,000 tonnesTunisia’s 2026-2027 olive campaign is expected to be highly mixed, with 350,000 tonnes forecast in Sidi Bouzid compared with around 500,000 tonnes the previous season. The forecasts, collected in eight governorates as of 31 October, remain partial and concern olives before pressing, according to Tunisia Online.The week in Africa
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