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Morocco-COVID-19: State of health emergency extended until June 30, 2022

The Moroccan Government decided this Thursday at the cabinet’s weekly meeting to extend the state of health emergency until June 30, 2022, to continue to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of measures taken by public authorities to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Government Council examined and adopted, this May 26, a draft […]

Algeria Resumes Summary Deportations of Sub-Saharans amid Anti-migrant Populism

After the scandalous racist remarks of Algerian leaders against sub-Saharan migrants, and in a blatant violation of commitment under the 1951 Geneva Convention, Algerian authorities resumed earlier this week arbitrary expulsions of Sub-Saharan migrants and asylum seekers who were abandoned in harsh conditions on the border with Niger, media reports said quoting international humanitarian NGOs. […]

Egypt: Nine Banks to invest $1.5 billion in coal-fired power plant

In Egypt, a consortium nine local banks have pledged to invest about $1.5 billion in a project to increase the North African nation’s electricity capacity. The financing, granted as a loan, will benefit the construction of a coal-fired power station with a capacity of 6,000 MW in the Hamrawein area in the coastal region of […]