ALGERIA-FRANCE-KIDNAPPING-MEMORIAL

EU Mulls Granting Easier Visas for Moroccans

The European commission is planning to open talks with Morocco to ease visas procedures for short term visitors, students, researchers and business professionals. “This is a very concrete and important step in the cooperation between the EU and Morocco. Easier access to visas will reinforce the social and economic development and mutual understanding between our […]

DR Congo: IS group claims bomb attack at church

A bomb killed at least 10 people and wounded about four dozen others Sunday (15 January) in a bomb attack on a church in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) claimed by Islamic State jihadists. The “terrorist act” happened in a Pentecostal church in North Kivu province’s Kasindi, a town on the border with Uganda, […]

Morocco takes concrete steps to foster welfare, safety nets

Morocco’s plan to generalize social protection and safety nets is on track. Concrete measures, spurred by King Mohammed VI, have been taken to strengthen welfare with the aim of achieving social justice and promoting the health offer. In a ceremony chaired by King Mohammed VI Wednesday, the broad lines of this ambitious project, described as […]