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Morocco introduces electronic bracelet as alternative to prison

The Moroccan judiciary issued its first sentence replacing a custodial sentence with electronic surveillance. The decision, handed down on August 27, marks a significant step toward implementing alternative sentencing measures aimed at reducing prison overcrowding and modernizing penal practices. The case involved a defendant who had been placed in pre-trial detention over the weekend at […]

AfDB approves €120 Mln financing for Morocco’s higher education

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved funding of €120 million under the Transformation Support Program for a Moroccan Digital, Entrepreneurial, and Inclusive University (UM 4.0). This program, which targets students, higher education teachers, entrepreneurs and young graduates, aims to contribute to the development of human capital and the […]

Tunisia: Forty migrants, including infants, die in boat tragedy off Tunisian coast

At least forty migrants, among them infants, died after a boat bound for Europe capsized off the coast of Mahdia in central Tunisia on Wednesday, October 22. According to Mahdia court spokesman Walid Charbi, Tunisian naval units rescued around thirty survivors from the vessel, which was carrying migrants largely from sub-Saharan Africa. Authorities have launched […]