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COVID-19: Morocco starts shipping vaccines to various regions ahead of immunization campaign

After having received 2 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19, Moroccan authorities started this Monday supplying several regions of the Kingdom with the precious vials of coronavirus vaccine ahead of unrolling the immunization campaign.   About 3000 vaccine sites have been fitted with all necessary equipment and 25,531 health workers have been mobilized for […]

ISIS sympathizer suspected of planning large-scale terrorist plots arrested in Marrakech

Marrakech’s judicial police arrested on Monday an 18-year-old, suspected of being a supporter of the terrorist organization ISIS. The suspect has reportedly been planning large-scale terrorist attacks targeting sensitive sites within the Kingdom, according to a statement from the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigations (BCIJ). The operation, conducted on intelligence provided by the General Directorate […]

South Sudan’s collapsing peace sparks fears of regional turmoil, UN warns

Renewed violence in South Sudan is threatening to plunge the country — and its neighbors — into deeper instability, UN officials warned this week. Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, Martha Pobee, told the UN Security Council that South Sudan’s fragile peace process is unraveling, with escalating clashes between government forces and rival militias eroding the 2018 […]