Moroccan researcher moncef-slaoui2

WB Cites Morocco as Role Model for Fight against Over-Fishing

The World Bank has hailed Morocco’s initiative to combat over-fishing activities off its coasts. The world institution in its new report on global fishing has estimated the deficit caused by overfishing at $83 billion, Moroccan media leconomiste.com reported. Morocco, the report notes, has done greatly to combat the illicit activities. The report also cites Peru, […]

UN peacekeeper killed in attack in DRC as East Africa leaders renew call for ceasefire

A United Nations peacekeeper from South Africa was killed in an attack on a helicopter in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Sunday (5 February), just as East African regional leaders have renewed their call for an immediate ceasefire by all sides involved in the bloody conflict. The UN aircraft came under fire during […]

Morocco: Military Service enables young draftees to get skills & dose of patriotism

The registration of young eligible conscripts for 2023 started Wednesday in Morocco and will close on February 25. The 12-month compulsory military service for young people aged between 19 and 25 has been reinstated in 2019 after it was abandoned in 2006. In 2019, 133,820 young male/female Moroccans registered for the service and 178,166 volunteered […]