Requirements for easing confinement not yet met- Moroccan Minister

Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb casted a shadow of uncertainty on the previously announced date of May 20 to ease the confinement to contain contagion, saying that more vigilance is required to stop the emergence of hot spots among families that caused a surge in new cases. Morocco recorded 128 new cases on Sunday and […]

Algeria intensifies crackdown on free press, rights activists amid covid-19 outbreak

The advent of the coronavirus did not prevent Algerian authorities from continuing their clampdown on the free press and human rights activists. After banning Hirak movement marches, the newly recycled civilian leadership whose strings are pulled by the same old military junta arrested well-known Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni who has widely reported on Algeria’s protest […]

Morocco regains its place as a North African hub for culture and arts

Cultural life in Morocco has turned the Covid-19 page with main cities bustling with festivals bringing together artists from all corners of the world and confirming Morocco’s standing as an arts hub and an oasis of cultural openness in a region beset by insecurity and turmoil.   In Marrakech, curtain fell on the 19th edition […]