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Money Transfers: Moroccan Wafacash Teams Up With WorldRemit

Moroccan financial company Wafacash has sealed a deal with WorldRemit, an online money transfer service provider, enabling Moroccans living overseas to send money to their homeland wherein the cash will be available instantly for the beneficiaries. The money transfers wired though WorldRemit system can be picked up from any of the 1620 Wafacash locations installed […]

Benin embraces descendants of the enslaved through citizenship

A woman from a Caribbean Island recently settled in Benin that once served as a major hub in the transatlantic slave trade. She felt an immediate sense of connection and familiarity there, as the people’s customs and demeanor reminded her of relatives back home. Determined to strengthen her bond with her ancestral roots, she now […]

Covid-19: Morocco bans walk-through disinfectant gates

Moroccan authorities have banned the use and marketing of “walk-through disinfectant gates” because the used hazardous substances pose serious health risks to people. A joint press release issued Wednesday by the ministries of the Interior, Health, and Trade said the setting up and sale of these “sanitizing gates” are strictly banned in the country because […]