Lesotho & Sahara issue

Uganda locks down two districts for three weeks in bid to check spread of Ebola

A three-week lockdown has been imposed in Uganda’s two central region districts to curb the spread of Ebola, which has killed 19 people since the first death nearly a month ago. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announced on Saturday (15 October) he has ordered the lockdown to restrict movements into and out of Mubende and Kassanda, […]

Le Monde: Morocco’s King, One of “Rare Heads of State with a Humanist Approach” on Migration

King Mohammed VI is one of the “rare Heads of State with a humanist approach” on migration issue, writes French daily Le monde in a story on the tragedy of migrants, including the dozens killed in the airstrike that has hit lately a migrant detention centre near the Libyan capital. In an Op-ed titled: “Migrants: […]

Climate Change Performance: Morocco ranks 7th in global ranking

Morocco rises one spot to 7th global ranking in this year’s Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI). As in the previous two years, Morocco rates high in three main CCPI categories: Green house gas (GHG) emissions, energy use and climate policy. Morocco has been at the forefront of reducing its GHG emissions and it strengthened this […]