Morocco’s Inter-Ministerial Delegation for Human Rights, UNDP sign partnership agreement

Morocco’s Inter-Ministerial Delegation for Human Rights (DIDH) signed a partnership agreement with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to support Morocco’s implementation of its international human rights commitments. This agreement aims to elaborate an action plan to monitor the implementation of recommendations issued by UN human rights mechanisms, with the participation of the various parties […]

Rabat Hosts MED Conference on Climate Change Sept.8th

Morocco’s capital city of Rabat will host next Sept.8th an international conference on climate change in the Mediterranean ahead of COP22 scheduled in Marrakech Nov.7-18, 2016. Organized by the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Union for the Mediterranean, the conference on “Climate Action in the Mediterranean” will discuss climate change adaptation, mitigation and climate […]

Senegal: Nine people killed in clashes after condemnation of opposition figure Sonko

Nine people were killed Thursday in clashes in the wake of a court condemnation of opposition iconic member Ousmane Sonko, a candidate in the 2024 presidential election, to two years’ imprisonment on a charge of “corrupting young people”. Protests erupted in several cities of the country following the court’s Thursday decision, in support to Sonko […]