Victor Dupont

Abdellatif Hammouchi Takes Part in Milipol Qatar 2018

Abdellatif Hammouchi, director-general of the national police and of the homeland intelligence services, the DGST (Formerly known as the DST, Direction de surveillance du territoire), represented Morocco at the 12th edition of the Middle East leading International event for homeland security & Civil Defence, Milipol Qatar 2018. On the sidelines of the event, held in […]

High Atlas earthquake damaged villages home to 2.8 million people

The earthquake that struck Morocco on September 8 damaged 2930 villages home to 2.8 million people, Minister in charge of the budget Fouzi Lekjaa said. In total, the 7 magnitude earthquake damaged 59,674 dwellings, including 32% that were totally destroyed, Lekjaa told MPs. Morocco had announced a reconstruction plan worth $12 billion (120 billion dirhams) […]

Cameroon, Nigeria to reopen border markets and schools in Boko Haram-free areas

Markets will be re-opened and schools re-built along the shared border between Cameroon and Nigeria after the area was declared free of Boko Haram militants — this is the latest plan presented by governors from both countries. Governor of Nigeria’s Borno state, Babagana Umara Zulum, on Thursday (25 August) said President Muhammadu Buhari instructed governors […]