Sahel-region

World Bank: Morocco’s Covid-19 mortality rate, one of the lowest in the World

Morocco has one of the lowest covid-19 fatality rates (deaths in proportion to total infections) in the world (less than 2.6 pc), while 90 pc of the reported cases have already recovered, said the World Bank. In a feature published Wednesday after announcing a $48 Mln loan to support the Kingdom’s health system, the WB […]

African Court of Justice orders suspension of arrest warrant against Guillaume Soro

The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) on Wednesday ordered Côte d’Ivoire to suspend its arrest warrant for Guillaume Soro and to release 19 of his relatives who have been imprisoned for four months. The African Union institution based in Arusha, Tanzania, which had been seized in early March by Mr. Soro, former […]

Morocco re-elected to OMI Council

Morocco has been re-elected to the Council of the London-based International Maritime Organization (OMI), in a vote that confirms Morocco’s standing within the organization and the trust it enjoys among other member states. This is Morocco’s fourth re-election for a two-year mandate since the country first made it to the council of the OMI in […]