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Nantes confronts slave trade legacy through groundbreaking memorial

The French port city of Nantes is facing its complex historical role in the Atlantic slave trade through one of Europe’s most significant commemorative sites. As France’s largest slave-trading port in the 18th century and Europe’s fourth-largest overall, the city’s maritime prosperity came at an immense human cost. The Memorial to the Abolition of Slavery […]

Morocco joins global leaders at UN Ocean Summit in Nice

Princess Lalla Hasnaa is representing King Mohammed VI at the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC-3) held in Nice June 9 to 13, joining over 50 heads of state and 1,500 delegates from nearly 200 countries for the five-day summit addressing critical marine conservation challenges. The conference, co-organized by France and Costa Rica under the […]

Coronavirus: Moroccan researchers develop facemasks & shields

As necessity is the mother of invention a team of Moroccan researchers of the Rabat International University has developed face shields that can be worn by doctors and nurses to protect themselves while treating coronavirus patients. The Moroccan scientists have also produced “more durable FFP masks” to replace disposable masks. These two new facemasks and […]