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COVID-19: State of health emergency extended in Morocco until February 28, 2023

The Moroccan Government decided at the cabinet’s weekly meeting Thursday to extend the state of health emergency until February 28, 2023, to continue to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of measures taken by public authorities to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Government Council examined and adopted a draft decree, presented by the […]

Interior ministry bans political parties from distributing aid during confinement

The Interior ministry has confirmed that his department has prohibited political parties from distributing food aid to the needy during the confinement. The Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit, who was speaking to MPs, did not elaborate why his department took such a decision. However, observers see the move as a step to prevent political parties, especially […]

ECOWAS mission leaves Guinea-Bissau after president Embalo’s threat of expulsion

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS) have ended their mission to Guinea-Bissau after the country’s president threatened to expel the delegation. The mission, which arrived in the country on 21 February, aimed to help political stakeholders reach an agreement on a […]