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UN Chief warns of rights abuses in Tindouf camps, urges transparency

Secretary-General António Guterres has sounded the alarm over worsening living conditions and systematic human rights violations in the Tindouf refugee camps in Algeria, calling for immediate transparency and international oversight. In his latest report on the Sahara issue, Guterres highlighted credible information received by the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) pointing to persistent food insecurity, […]

King Mohammed VI represented at U.S.-Africa Leaders Summitby Head of Government

King Mohammed VI is represented at the US-Africa Leaders Summit by Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch. The Summit is hosted by President Joe Biden in Washington this December 13 to 15. The summit, which brings together representatives of some 50 countries, civil society and the private sector of the African continent, in addition to officials […]

Morocco to treat IMF credit line as precautionary

Morocco will continue to consider the IMF flexible credit line of $5 billion as precautionary and would only draw on it in case of external shocks like the Covid-19 pandemic, Morocco’s finance ministry said. The credit line is only granted to countries with sound macroeconomic and financial fundamentals and would add to Morocco’s credibility in […]