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Full lockdown looms in Morocco as pandemic worsens

Head of the government Saad Eddine El Otmani warned that the return to a full lockdown is on the table as coronavirus cases have surged with 4495 new cases on November 3. “No one of us, both officials and citizens, wishes a return to a full lockdown due to its economic, social and psychological impacts,” […]

COVID-19: Morocco suspends flights with Algeria, Egypt

Morocco decided on Thursday to stop flights from and to Algeria and Egypt until March 21. The decision is part of the country’s efforts to fight the new coronavirus strains, according to Moroccan authorities. The same source added that this decision also applies to travelers who come from Algeria and Egypt through countries that still […]

Equatorial Guinea: President Obiang runs again for office, seeking to extend record 43-year rule

President Teodoro Obiang of Equatorial Guinea, the world’s longest-standing leader, is running for office again in Sunday elections, as he wants to extend his 43-year authoritarian rule in the oil-rich Central African nation. His party confirmed that Obiang would run in the elections to be held on Sunday (20 November). The world’s longest-standing president is […]