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Belgium Moves Closer to Historic Trial Over Patrice Lumumba’s Killing

Belgian prosecutors have announced on Tuesday, June 17 their intention to prosecute 92-year-old former diplomat Etienne Davignon for alleged involvement in the 1961 assassination of Congolese independence leader Patrice Lumumba. Davignon is the sole surviving member of a group of ten Belgians named in a 2011 lawsuit by Lumumba’s children, who accused them of complicity […]

Covid-19: Confirmed cases nearing 3,000 in Morocco

The Moroccan health ministry announced on Monday 135 new positive cases of coronavirus, bringing the total of confirmed COVID-19 cases to 2,990. Thirteen new recoveries were reported the same day in the North African Kingdom, bringing the total number of patients who recovered from the infection to 340, while the daily death toll has risen […]

Morocco Foils Smuggling of over 51 Thousand Ecstasy Pills

Moroccan security services have announced lately the seizure of 51,500 ecstasy pills at Tangier-Med Port. The drugs were concealed in a truck bound to Morocco, said the Moroccan police in a statement. The two drivers of the vehicle were arrested and an investigation was opened to identify suppliers of this illicit substance. Over three million […]