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Climate research: SASSCAL gets €10 million from Germany

The South Africa-based Scientific Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management (SASSCAL) has recently received €10 million in funding from Germany.   According to SASSCAL, the grant will be used to support research on the effects of climate change in southern African countries.   The funds will finance research and capacity building projects […]

Protecting human rights at heart of King Mohammed VI’s reign

Promoting human rights has been at the heart of the reign of king Mohammed VI, who turned the page on past violations, urged the setting up of monitoring bodies and has been at the forefront of legislation aiming to protect rights. The creation of the justice and reconciliation commission in 2003 enabled the closing of […]

Passenger’s connected shoes sow panic at Paris-Orly airport

Authorities at Paris-Orly airport in the French capital Thursday suspended temporarily activities after security forces suspected the content of a carry-on bag of a woman traveling onboard a Casablanca-bound flight of Moroccan carrier Royal Air Maroc. Security forces at the airport detained a woman, a journalist of renowned fashion magazine, who was traveling to the […]