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Morocco well-placed to transform pandemic crisis into opportunity – Central Bank chief

By taking a series of economic and social reforms, Morocco is best equipped to transform the crisis propelled by the COVID-19 pandemic into an opportunity, governor of Morocco’s central bank Abdellatif Jouahri said.   King Mohammed VI has ordered a set of reforms that helped mitigate the impact of the crisis, said Jouahri in a […]

Gabon charges 2023 presidential elections candidate with terrorism

Gabonese authorities have hauled into prison Sosthene Orphee Lendjedi Ibola, a candidate for next year presidential election, on terrorism charges. The leader of Orientation Nouvelle [New Orientation], was arrested on Nov. 10 in capital Libreville and sent to prison on Nov. 15. The arrest came a few months after returning home after six-year exile in […]

Approach to migration should be imbued with sense of responsibility, solidarity (Moroccan King’s Report)

Migration should not be dealt with as an emergency but should rather be approached with a sense of responsibility and solidarity, and a ‘security first’ approach should be abandoned, stresses the report of King Mohammed VI, Leader on the issue of migration. The report on the follow-up to the operationalization of the Morocco-headquartered African Migration […]