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Morocco’s efforts in refugees’ inclusion commended by UNHRC

Morocco has achieved “very concrete” results in terms of inclusion of refugees, reaching an enrolment rate of 90% for refugee and migrant children, said representative of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Morocco, François Reybet-Degat. Reybet-Degat was speaking at a press briefing on the occasion of the signing last week of a partnership […]

UN urges action to address displacement in Sahel

The UN refugee agency UNHCR urged concrete actions to avert forced displacement in the war-ravaged Sahel, warning of a deteriorating humanitarian crisis. Nearly 3.3 million people were forced to flee their homes in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger due to increasing terrorist activity, exacerbated by drought, the UNHCR said in a statement. “The security situation […]

UAE’s Etisalat acquires additional stake in Maroc Telecom under a $500 million deal

Etisalat, the UAE’s biggest telecoms operator, increased its ownership in Etisalat Investment North Africa to 100 per cent by acquiring the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development’s 8.7 per cent stake in EINA, Etisalat said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday.   The deal increases Etisalat Group’s effective ownership in Maroc Telecom Group to 53 per […]