New Agadir- Port-Vendres maritime connection enters into service

A new Morocco-France maritime connection dedicated to refrigerated containers entered into service on March 21, announced the National Ports Agency (ANP).   The new line connects the Moroccan southern city of Agadir and Port-Vendres (France) once a week.   This new shipping line seeks to replace TIR traffic using the Tangier MED port platform with […]

Burkina Faso: UN representative declared persona non grata over child rights report

Burkina Faso’s government has expelled the United Nations’ top official in the country, Carol Flore-Smereczniak, following the publication of a report detailing grave violations against children amid the ongoing jihadist conflict. The country declared Flore-Smereczniak “persona non grata,” citing her involvement in the preparation of the UN report released in March. The document, which covered […]

Morocco gets US support to protect its cultural heritage from smuggling

The United States has pledged to help Morocco protect its cultural heritage from smuggling and step up the strategic partnership sealed between the two countries. An agreement was inked on Thursday in this regard by American ambassador to Morocco David T. Fischer and minister of Culture Othmane El Ferdaous while US Assistant Secretary of State […]