Michelle Bachelet of Chile, newly-appointed as the next UN High Commissioner for Human Rights by Secretary-General António Guterres.

Moroccan diplomat re-elected president of the ECOSOC humanitarian segment

The UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) re-elected Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, Vice-President of the Council and President of its humanitarian segment for the 2020 cycle. This re-election for a second consecutive term, a first in the annals of ECOSOC, is an illustration of the credibility and trust enjoyed by […]

Algeria: Will the Military Intervene ?

With the political crisis deepening in Algeria wherein social anger is mounting and the economic situation is worsening, the struggle for power between the elite generals and the politicians is intensifying as the ailing president Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 81, braces, for a controversial fifth term in office. Despite the military and security purge carried out lately […]

Morocco to Launch its 1st Pleiade Satellite

Morocco will launch next November 8th its first Pleiade satellite from the European space port of Kourou in French Guiana, according to some Moroccan web sites. Built by Airbus defense & Space Company, this Moroccan satellite will be launched with an Italian Vega rocket. Designed as a dual civil/military system, Pleiades deliver very-high-resolution optical data […]