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Coronavirus speeds up digitalization of Moroccan administration

The advent of coronavirus has pushed many administrations to ask their staff to work from home and asked citizens to seek services online. Moroccan courts said citizens can seek information or documents on its website, while the education ministry closed all classes and offered courses on the internet and through the national television. The central […]

Morocco Approves Foum Draa Block Farm-out Agreement

Moroccan authorities have approved an agreement between San Leon Energy, Serica Energy and Longreach Oil and Gas on the one hand and Cairn Energy, on the other. The announcement was made last week by San Leon Energy which said the assignment of interest in the Foum Draa offshore licence in Morocco was part of the […]

Human rights groups call on Nigerian govt to end sectarian violence

Amnesty International and other human rights groups have condemned the recent attacks in northern Nigeria that left at least 35 people killed and called on the country’s authorities to end the sectarian violence. At least 366 people were killed in southern Kaduna state in northern Nigeria, between January and July of 2020, Amnesty International (AI) […]