Prince Moulay Rachid with MbS

Historic International Treaty for the Blind Sealed in Marrakesh

The city of Marrakesh hosted last week the signing of an international treaty that was hailed as historic since it is meant to enable hundreds of millions of blind or visually impaired people to have access to published materials. The signing of the treaty was no easy task. Negotiations with publishers and right holders took […]

CONFINTEA VII: King Mohammed VI proposes setting up of an African Institute for Lifelong Learning

King Mohammed VI has proposed the setting up of an African Institute for Lifelong Learning to strengthen South-South coordination and cooperation in the field of adult learning and lifelong education. The suggestion was made in the message he addressed to the UNESCO’s Seventh International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VII), held in Marrakech under the […]

COVID-19: Morocco to boost testing capacity to 10,000 daily

Morocco prepares to double the number of daily coronavirus tests from 5000 to 10,000, head of the government Saad Eddine El Othmani said. Ending the confinement requires stepping up tests as much as possible in line with WHO recommendations, he told MPs Monday. This would help rapid results of infected people and contact cases, he […]