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Revolution of the King & the People: King Mohammed VI pardons over 880 inmates

King Mohammed VI has pardoned 881 convicts on the occasion of The Revolution of the King and the People, celebrated on August 20 in Morocco, the ministry of Justice announced Tuesday in a press release. The list of the beneficiaries of the royal pardon includes inmates who were granted a pardon over their remaining jail […]

COVID-19: Clusters complicate Morocco’s confinement easing

Morocco reported on Friday 539 new coronavirus cases, the highest number of infections ever recorded, due primarily to hotspots linked to fruit-packaging plant in Lalla Mimouna, north of Kenitra. Clusters have become a nightmare for Moroccans eager to emerge from a lockdown enforced since March 20. The new hot spot, with 457 cases, came on […]

African smallholder coffee farmers’ livelihood jeopardized by new EU deforestation law

Many African smallholder coffee farmers are now finding their main source of income in jeopardy after the European Union announced its plan to outlaw products sourced from deforested areas, which, as critics point out, could penalize so-called smallholder coffee farmers in Africa. In 2023, the EU established mandatory rules, known as EUDR, for companies dealing […]