Gabon to grant delayed risk premium to armed forces

Gabon’s military-led government agreed this week to implement a decision by the former regime of President Ali Bongo Ondimba to grant armed and security forces a risk premium for their work in protecting populations, Gabo Review reports. A cabinet meeting announced the plan pending modalities that remain to be defined, the media outlet notes. The […]

Morocco: Police seize 3 tons of cannabis, capture dealer

Moroccan police intercepted over the weekend near the region of Taroudant a utility vehicle carrying 90 bundles of cannabis weighing in total 3 tons. The driver, aged 37, was arrested. He has criminal records and was on police drug watch-list for his ties with international drug trafficking networks. Investigation led to the seizure of a […]

Renewable Energy: Moroccan-Canadian Partnership to Develop Joint Projects

Morocco’s Research Institute for Solar Energy & New Energies (IRESEN) and Sherbrooke University of Canada have sealed lately a partnership aimed at boosting their cooperation in renewable energies and energy efficiency. This partnership will enable Moroccan university students and professors to work with their Canadian peers on joint projects in solar energy, photovoltaic energy production, […]