Africa stands to benefit from Morocco’s vaccine manufacturing

Morocco has unveiled a landmark deal to produce Africa’s first Covid-19 vaccines in partnership with China’s Sinopharm and made it clear that the goals are meeting self-sufficiency in key vaccines and exporting to the rest of the continent. The North African country is expected to start production with 5 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine […]

Morocco sets up new field hospital in Casablanca as Covid-19 expands

A new field hospital was set up in Casablanca as coronavirus cases spike in the economic capital, one of the worst hit cities in the Kingdom. Moroccan authorities have built field hospitals and extended existing ones such as in Marrakech where a surge of cases strained health infrastructure. Both Casablanca and Marrakech as well as […]

Sahara: UN Secretary-General renews call for dialogue between Morocco & Algeria, recommends extension of MINURSO mandate

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated the need for Algeria’s strengthened commitment to achieving a political solution to the regional dispute over the Sahara, while welcoming Morocco’s recent signals in favor of dialogue with Algeria In his latest report to the Security Council on the Moroccan Sahara, Guterres welcomes Morocco’s recent signals in favor of […]