Morocco tourism -security

Omicron dominates Morocco’s new Covid-19 infections

Within a few days after Morocco reported the first Omicron case, the new variant now represents over 70% of new cases in the country with the peak of the new wave expected to be reached within two weeks, according to health ministry officials. Morocco is now recording some 6000 cases daily compared with some 100 […]

DRC and Rwanda set to sign landmark U.S.-brokered peace deal

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda will sign a U.S.-brokered peace agreement on 27 June, aiming to end years of deadly conflict in eastern Congo. The accord follows three days of negotiations in Washington, facilitated by the U.S. and Qatar, and is expected to be signed in the presence of U.S. Secretary of […]

Mauritania: Parliament adopts a law relaxing creation of associations in the country

No more prior administrative authorization is required to create associations in Mauritania as was the case since 1964. A declaration of creation is now sufficient. The former regime was considered by human rights organizations to be liberticidal, as it served as a pretext for the authorities to repress the leaders of unrecognized associations. Mauritania has […]