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Morocco hopes domestic tourism will offset loss of international arrivals due to Covid-19

Morocco’s tourism promotion office ONMT has launched a promotional campaign to encourage domestic tourism to save a key sector hit by coronavirus restrictive measures. The campaign, dubbed Ntla9awfbladna or let’s meet in our country, was launched on social media platforms and national media outlets in response to calls by tourism professionals to promote internal tourism. […]

New Migration Policy Strengthens Morocco’s Soft Power in Africa

Morocco has bolstered its clout and soft power on the African continent with the adoption of an immigration and asylum policy based on a human rights approach seeking to guarantee to migrants in Morocco access to basic services. Since King Mohammed VI urged the government to adopt a new migration policy, Morocco has become a […]

Inflation-hit Zimbabwe launches new gold-backed currency

Zimbabwe has finally launched a gold-backed currency to bring down inflation, ending a decade of dollarization. The new currency or Zig- standing for Zimbabwe Gold- is the latest attempt to end hyper-inflation in the country which lasted for 25 years. Zig is intended to be a market-determined exchange rate, said Zimbabwe’s central bank governor while […]