Via: Africa News

“Thousands of Moroccan internet users are calling for the departure of Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch, a businessman who made his fortune in fuel distribution. They have accused him of benefiting from soaring prices at the pump.

Launched in recent weeks, the hashtag calling for the 61-year-old head of government to resign has already been shared by nearly 600,000 accounts on Facebook.

This virtual campaign did not result in demonstrations but triggered a political and media controversy, fuelled by opposition unions and parliamentarians.”

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Via: Al Jazeera

“After a tense few days of waiting for a winner in Sunday’s legislative elections, provisional results released showed President Macky Sall’s governing coalition lost its majority in a poll pitched by opposition groups as a referendum on his policies and potential third-term aspirations.

However, the main opposition coalitions also failed to win a majority of the National Assembly’s 165 seats. Sall’s coalition, United in Hope (Benno Bokk Yakaar, in the Wolof language) won 82 of the assembly’s 165 seats, one shy of a majority.”

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