Mo Ibrahim

Wanted French-Algerian arrested in Casablanca

A French national of Algerian origin, subject of an international arrest warrant issued by French judicial authorities, was arrested in Casablanca on Friday by the city’s prefectural criminal investigation department. The individual was wanted for alleged involvement in a criminal network of international drug trafficking and money laundering, a security source said. The suspect, aged […]

Morocco-2021 Elections: Higher turnout than in 2016 reflects Moroccans’ desire for change

The turnout rate of the legislative, regional and local elections held Sept.08 in Morocco reached 50.35 pc, a rate higher than the 43% turnout in the 2016 polls, an increase that shows that Moroccans want change.   Commenting the sky-high turnout, Aziz Akhannouch, Head of the National Rally of Independents (RNI), said the participation of […]

Morocco’s CNDH calls for roadmap to protect human rights in Africa

President of Morocco’s National Human Rights Council (CNDH), Amina Bouayach, called from Accra, Ghana, for developing a “common vision” and “an ambitious roadmap” to protect human rights in the commercial transactions of businesses, corporations and multinationals on the African continent. The CNDH president was addressing the 14th Biennial Conference of Network of African National Human […]