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Morocco Steps Up Efforts to Counter Human Trafficking

An inter-ministerial commission was created in Morocco to prevent and combat human trafficking in implementation of a law in this regards. The commission, attached to the head of government’s office, includes members from the judiciary and from the ministries of human rights, the interior and foreign affairs. The commission will meet once a year to […]

Mauritania’s ex-leader faces graft charges in landmark trial

Mauritania’s former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is on trial on corruption charges, accused of amassing a $72m fortune while in office, whereby the prosecution of a former leader is unprecedented in the country and extremely rare in Africa. Abdel Aziz, a 66-year-old former general, is accused of amassing an illicit personal fortune during his […]

Moroccan Solar Project Unearths Algerian Renewable Energy Program

After the first plant of Noor-Ouarzazate solar complex in Morocco started operating few weeks ago, materializing the country’s efforts to boost renewable energy sources, reduce dependence on fossil fuels and become a green-power leader in the region and the world, neighboring Algeria unearthed its own renewable energy program. At a meeting Monday with some members […]