Throne Day: King Mohammed VI Grants Pardon to 1,446 Convicts

King Mohammed VI has granted pardon to 1,446 convicts on the eve of Throne Day, which marks this year the 21st anniversary of the Monarch’s enthronement. A press release from the Ministry of Justice announced on Wednesday that the list of the beneficiaries from the royal pardon includes convicts in detention and others on provisional […]

WB, AfDB partner to connect 300 million in Africa to electricity by 2030

The World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group are partnering on an ambitious effort to provide at least 300 million people in Africa with electricity access by 2030. The World Bank Group will work to connect 250 million people to electricity through distributed renewable energy systems or the distribution grid while the African […]

Migration: Drop of arrivals in Spain means more pressure in Morocco

Morocco has stepped up its efforts to curb crossings to Spain foiling some 40,000 migration attempts so far this year but pressure remains high on the North African country, head of migration affairs at the interior ministry Khalid Zerouali said. The number of aborted attempts by Morocco’s security forces is up 25% so far this […]