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Morocco: MPs adopt bill legalizing use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes

The House of Representatives adopted, on Wednesday the bill legalizing the use of cannabis for medical purposes. The text on “the legal uses of cannabis, medical, cosmetic and industrial”, was adopted by the House of Representatives with 119 votes for and 48 against. The deputies of the Justice and Development Party (PJD), at the head […]

Tunisian autocrat puts potential rivals in jail ahead of presidential elections

Tunisia’s authoritarian leader kais Saied is paving the way for his re-election by sending his rivals to jail under bogus charges. The manipulation of the judiciary is the most recent episode in a process of power consolidation by Saied who has destroyed the country’s checks and balances, gearing Tunisia to its pre-Arab Spring authoritarianism. On […]

Rabat hosts 1st African Forum of Children’s Parliament

The 1st African Forum of Children’s Parliament, a new continental framework to amplify youths’ voices on the World Children’s Day, kicked off on Friday in Rabat under the effective Presidency of Princess Lalla Meryem. The continental event, held by the National Observatory for Children’s Rights (ONDE) under the theme “Children’s Participation in Africa’s Development”, brings […]