Author: Dominique Mabika

A major advancement for the Kenyan healthcare system has just been achieved. The Ministry of Health and representatives of insurance companies have reached a collaboration agreement during a high-level meeting held on August 18, 2025. This agreement aims to expand access to quality healthcare through a complementarity between the basic coverage provided by the Social...

The question of energy subsidies, a recurring issue in African public finances, is making a loud comeback. Originally designed to make gasoline, electricity, or gas affordable, these aids have become an unsustainable burden, draining national budgets and leaving no room to invest in education, health, or infrastructure. Should they be maintained as a safety net, reformed to target them more precisely, or abolished at the risk of fueling unrest? The positions are clear-cut. Supporters of removal denounce a windfall that mainly benefits the middle and upper classes, far from the vulnerable households it claims to protect. Defenders, on the other…

On the occasion of the sixty-second anniversary of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, Bank Al-Maghrib has issued a prestigious commemorative silver coin with a face value of 250 dirhams (approximately 23 euros). This special release, unveiled on August 21 in a statement from the financial institution, pays numismatic tribute to the greatness of the Sovereign....