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Morocco launches post-flood reconstruction plan

Morocco has launched a reconstruction plan in flood hit areas worth 2.5 billion dirhams ($260 million), the government said. The plan will be funded by the Moroccan fund for addressing natural disasters, the head of the government office said. The funds include financial aid to help rebuild 1,121 houses, including 269 homes that have been […]

US Secretary of State commends King Mohammed VI for his leadership in advancing regional, global peace

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio commended the leadership of King Mohammed VI in advancing regional and global peace and security. This came in a statement released Monday in Washington following a phone call Marco Rubio had with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita. The newly-sworn US Secretary of State stressed the importance of the […]

Italian Priest kidnapped in Niger ‘appears in militants’ video’

An Italian priest who was kidnapped in Niger in September 2018 has been seen alive in a video by Islamist militants. Father Pierluigi Maccalli, a priest of the Society for African Missions, was kidnapped in 2018 by armed men in Bomoanga village – located more than 100km from the capital, Niamey. Air Info newspaper, which […]