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Mauritania: One Ton of Cocaine Seized at Nouadhibou Port

A coordinated network assault by state security forces on Sunday led to the seizure of one ton of cocaine at Nouadhibou sea port, reports say. Army coast guards, military police and police forces launched the coordinated operation at and around the port located in the city of Nouadhibou, more than 400 km north of capital […]

Morocco doubles coronavirus tests as clusters emerge in factories

Morocco has doubled coronavirus tests from 1000 to 2000 a day as it opened six laboratories across the country but MPs ask for more tests to be carried out. Speaking at a parliament question time, health minister Khalid Ait Taleb said the pandemic is under control in Morocco with total cases rise to 3046 including […]

Swine Flu kills five in Morocco, health ministry says “no panic”

Five people died of complications due to seasonal swine flu (H1N1) as health ministry says situation is normal.   Speaking to local media, Health Minister Anas Doukali said that the department was following the situation closely and that the infections are in line with international flu levels.   “H1N1 is the dominant flu subtype this […]