News Update, entertainment and sports in one click | StreetNetNgr
  • Home
  • News
  • Metro
  • Politics
  • Lifestyle
  • Sports
  • Your Say
  • Entertainment
  • DIY
  • Video
  • Jobs
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Metro
  • Politics
  • Lifestyle
  • Sports
  • Your Say
  • Entertainment
  • DIY
  • Video
  • Jobs
No Result
View All Result
News Update, entertainment and sports in one click | StreetNetNgr
No Result
View All Result

Morroco’s king fires several ministers, officials over failure to improve economy

by Anuoluwa Ogunyinka
October 25, 2017
in News
0
economy

Moroccan King Mohamed VI. Photo: Getty Images

economy
Moroccan King Mohamed VI. Photo: Getty Images

Morocco’s king dismissed several ministers and top officials on Tuesday for failing to improve the economy in a region shaken by protests, a statement said.
Protests erupted in the Rif region around the northern city of Al-Hoceima last October, triggered by the death of a fishmonger whose produce was confiscated by police.
The man’s crushing to death in a garbage truck during a confrontation with police became a symbol of corruption and official abuse.
Protests, also fueled by economic underdevelopment, continued there this year.
Morocco’s King Mohammed dismissed the ministers of education, planning and housing and health, as well as other officials after an economic agency found “imbalances” in implementing a development plan, state news agency MAP reported, citing a palace statement.

ICYMI: Cairo is world’s most dangerous city for women
Political protests are rare in Morocco, where the palace remains the ultimate power.
The protests, the largest in Morocco since the days of the 2011 “Arab Spring”, were directed at the government and the king’s entourage rather than the monarch himself.
The king’s move came as protest leader Nasser Zefzafi and 29 others accused of organising demonstrations in the northern region went on trial in Casablanca, Reuters reported.
They face charges ranging from conspiring against the state to protesting without authorisation. Zefzaki’s lawyer told Reuters he could be sentenced to death in a worst-case scenario.
The judge adjourned the session until Oct 31. Zefzaki’s supporters protested in front of the court while some 70 lawyers attended the trial.
The protest movement was born after Fikri’s death.
Police confiscated fish they said he had bought illegally and dumped it in a garbage truck. Desperate to recover his stock, Fikri jumped inside and was killed by a rubbish crusher.
In July the king pardoned dozens of people arrested in the protests and blamed the failure of local officials to quickly implement development projects for stoking public anger.

 

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)

Related

Previous Post

Must watch! Nigerian lay strong allegation against UNN on certificate racketeering

Next Post

Kenya rerun election eclipsed by deaths, violence, boycott

Next Post
Kenya

Kenya rerun election eclipsed by deaths, violence, boycott

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Follow Us:

Trending

  • ‘I’m in for it, Ruth Kadiri says as her fiancé pins her cleavage revealing shirt
    ‘I’m in for it, Ruth Kadiri says as her fiancé pins her cleavage revealing shirt
  •  Dele Alli's s*x tape leaks online (video)
     Dele Alli's s*x tape leaks online (video)
  • #BBNaija: My parents will be disappointed in me..... ―Bambam
    #BBNaija: My parents will be disappointed in me..... ―Bambam
  • 4-year-old pupil kidnapped during service at Christ Embassy HQ in Lagos
    4-year-old pupil kidnapped during service at Christ Embassy HQ in Lagos
  • Praying naked is like trying to seduce God to answer you, says Evangelist
    Praying naked is like trying to seduce God to answer you, says Evangelist
  • Simi clears the air on her relationship with Falz
    Simi clears the air on her relationship with Falz

Facebook

Twitter

  • Advertise With Us
  • Advertisement
  • Authors
  • Blog Page
  • Disclaimer
  • home
  • News Update, entertainment and sports in one click
  • Privacy Policy
  • SHORTCODES
  • Sitemap
  • Socail
  • StreetNetNgr : : News Updates, Entertainment and Sports
  • Tabs and Toggles
  • Tags
  • Test
  • Test2
  • text and lists
  • Text and Lists
  • TiePanel
  • Timeline
  • Tooltips
  • Video and Audio

© 2023 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Metro
  • Politics
  • Lifestyle
  • Sports
  • Your Say
  • Entertainment
  • DIY
  • Video
  • Jobs

© 2023 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme.

 

Loading Comments...