Closing of the Chbika Festival: An edition below public expectations

Organised by the rural commune of Chbika, in partnership with the Ministry of the Interior, the Tan Tan prefecture, the Agency for the Development of the Southern Provinces, the Orascom Group (for the development of Chbika), as well as other public and private institutions, this edition which took place under the theme "Partnership and cooperation for the development of Chbika", was closed on Sunday, September 16.The programme of this event which mainly included dromedary races in which representatives of the various southern provinces took part, was, according to observers, well below the expectations of the public and economic operators. Attracted by the announcement of the presence of a significant number of foreign investors, notably Spanish, the latter hoped to attend the signing of conventions or memoranda of understanding concerning a partnership with these investors. Instead of…