Tunisia: Head of public TV dismissed after channel aired religious sermon greeting ousted Ben Ali

Tunisian authorities have dismissed head of a public state-run television channel after the media broadcasted, allegedly by mistake, an old religious sermon hailing the ousted President Ben Ali. Dismissal of Mohammed Lazhar Fares, head of El Wataniya 1 and interim director of El Wataniya 2, occurred early this week over the airing of an old […]

Morocco to Build 2nd Desalination Plant in Laayoune

Morocco will build a second desalination plant in its Saharan city of Laayoune to meet the water needs of the local inhabitants over the ten coming years. The 600 L/s plant will be operation before end of 2021, announced lately Abderrahim Hafidi, Head of Morocco’s state-owned electricity & water facility (ONEEP) during the meeting of […]

African Union: Morocco calls for child soldiers accountability

Morocco has called on the Peace & Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) to take action against those recruiting and using child soldiers in armed conflicts. Addressing remotely the PSC meeting convening Tuesday in Addis Ababa, the Moroccan delegation stressed the need for a comprehensive and inclusive approach combining action and prevention against […]