UNITED NATIONS

UN chief concerned about situation in Zimbabwe after election marred by irregularities

UN chief Antonio Guterres has raised concern about the situation in Zimbabwe, where tensions are rising after a disputed election, with critics inside and outside the southern African country criticized the re-election of incumbent President Emmerson Mnangagwa does not appear to reflect the will of the people. Mnangagwa was reelected with 52.6% of the vote, […]

Counterterrorism: Individual with suspected ties with cell dismantled in Salé arrested

Shortly after the Moroccan bureau for judicial investigation, an offshoot of domestic intelligence agency, announced Tuesday the arrest of six members of a terrorist cell in Salé, near Rabat, they proceeded to the arrest of another individual in the Southern city of Dakhla. Investigations on the pro-ISIS terrorist cell, dismantled on Tuesday morning in Sale, […]

Japan lends Morocco $200 mln in aid

Japan has offered Morocco a loan of $200 million to back the coronavirus response program. An agreement was signed in this regards between Morocco’s finance ministry and Japan’s international cooperation agency (JICA). This loan aims at helping the government deal with the health, social and economic repercussions of the pandemic. JICA has been operating in […]