Algerian Walid Nekiche’ s torture & abduction case referred to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

The case of Walid Nekiche, a 24-year-old student from the Wilaya of Tizi Ouzou, who claimed to have been tortured and raped while in police custody, was referred to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights by Riposte Internationale, a NGO for the defense of human rights. Walid Nekiche was arrested on November 26, 2019, […]

Sahara: Andean Parliament impressed by Laayoune’s socioeconomic development

Members of the Andean Parliament, led by Senate Speaker of Chile, Fidel Espinoza Sandoval, have been dazzled by the socio-economic development accomplished in the Moroccan Saharan city of Laayoune. They toured the city on the sidelines of the first ever joint session held Monday by the Moroccan and Andean Parliaments in the capital of the […]

Morocco Improves Drinking Water Supply Rate to 96% in Rural Areas

Morocco improves the access rate to drinking water in rural areas to 96.5% by the end of 2017, thanks to investments exceeding 1 billion dirhams annually. The information was disclosed by Morocco’s secretary of state in charge of water Charafat Afilal who was briefing MPs at a parliamentary session on the progress in terms of […]