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Morocco Struggling in Silence to Curb Illegal Crossings to Europe

Morocco-Spain route emerged as the prime destination for Sub-Saharan migrant mostly fleeing poverty in Africa. The North African country has so far averted 54,000 crossing attempts as trafficking gangs make enormous gains. Government spokesman, Mustapha El Khalfi, said the country can no longer let its territory shelter human trafficking networks and refuses to play the […]

Moroccan engineers to transform Decathlon snorkeling masks as respirators

Moroccan engineers said they will convert Decathlon snorkel masks to be used as respirators for coronavirus patients as the total number of cases in the country hit 638 with 37 deaths. The initiative was announced by a group of engineers on their facebook page known as Ingénierie VS Covid 19. Morocco ordered 550 ventilators to […]

Nigeriens, experts applaud junta’s repeal of EU-backed anti-migration law

The European Union is “very concerned about the consequences” of the latest decision by Niger’s military leaders to revoke an EU-backed law criminalizing transportation of migrants north from Agadez to Libya and Algeria for onward transition to Europe. Over the weekend, Niger’s junta government signed an order abrogating the controversial legislation, known as Law 2015-36, […]