Morocco’s tourist arrivals up 14% in first six months this year

Morocco has received 7.4 million tourists in the first six months this year, up 14%, a pace that let the tourism minister express optimism to attain the 17.5 million tourists ahead of the 2026 target. The performance of the tourism sector up to June this year was 38% higher compared with the same period in […]

Cameroonian Marthe Wandou receives Right Livelihood award

Lawyer Marthe Wandou, a Cameroonian advocate for children threatened by jihadism and Boko Haram, was awarded the Right Livelihood Prize on Wednesday, which is intended as an “alternative Nobel”. Ms. Wandou is being honored for her work on child protection and community empowerment “in the face of terrorist insurgency and gender-based violence in the Lake […]

Morocco Most Secure Country in North Africa- Gallup Report Says

Morocco was ranked the most secure country in the Maghreb, according to the Law and Order Index of the US Gallup Organization. The Gallup poll found that 81% of Moroccans have confidence in their security forces compared to 79% in Algeria, 75% in Tunisia and 67% in Libya. Mauritania came last with 63% in the […]