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Benin scraps visa requirements for Chinese tourists, investors

Benin’s President Patrice Talon has abolished entry visa for Chinese investors and tourists wishing to visit the West African country, his office has announced on September 3. “Benin is opening up fully to China, to create a more solid bridge of cooperation that will benefit both countries, as well as to capture a share of […]

Morocco, UN co-organize symposium commemorating 5th anniversary of adoption of Fez Action Plan

Morocco and the United Nations Office for the Prevention of Genocide and the Responsibility to Protect (OSAPG) are co-organizing a high-level Symposium to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the adoption of the landmark United Nations Fez Action Plan on the role of religious leaders and actors to prevent incitement to violence that may lead to […]

Morocco prevents more than 75 thousand migration attempts in 2023

The number of migration attempts foiled by Morocco in 2023 increased 6% year-on-year to 75,184 as the number of rescue operations at sea also grew, the interior ministry said. The same year, the Moroccan navy rescued 16,818 people, up 35%. The rescued migrants received medical assistance and accommodation in keeping with Morocco’s humane approach to […]