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Morocco lifts cap on foreign debt due to coronavirus

The Moroccan government lifted the threshold on foreign debt as it braces for dwindling foreign exchange reserves due to the impact of coronavirus on the flow of hard currency to the country. The move aims at addressing the needs in terms of foreign exchange reserves as the coronavirus repercussions are expected to hit tourism revenues, […]

Burkina Faso held reburial ceremony of former revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara

The body of Burkina Faso’s revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara was buried Thursday alongside 12 of his comrades at the spot where they were assassinated 36 years ago. Prime Minister of Burkina Faso Apollinaire Joachim Kyélem de Tambèla graced the ceremony. Sankara came to power in August 1983 as an army captain, at the age of […]

Morocco’s FAR foil international drug trafficking attempt at Oum Dreiga

Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces (FAR) on Sunday foiled an international drug trafficking attempt, at the level of Oum Dreiga, along the defense line in the Moroccan Sahara. The trafficking attempt was foiled as part of the surveillance of Morocco’s borders and during the patrols conducted by the FAR along the defense line at the level […]