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A new step forward in the legalization of cannabis cultivation in Morocco was made Thursday as the government adopted at its weekly meeting a decree regulating the activities related to the culture of the plant and selected three provinces, namely Al Hoceima, Chefchaouen and Taounate that will grow cannabis legally. This decree, drafted by the […]
The reports of discrimination against African nationals trying to flee Ukraine have caused uproar, after Africans, mostly students, have accused Ukrainian security forces of racially profiling them, and of stopping them from getting on trains. The current Chair of the African Union and President of Senegal, Macky Sall, and the Chairperson of the AU Commission, […]
By March 1 at noon, over 2000 Moroccans, mostly students, managed to leave the Ukrainian territory to neighboring countries, Moroccan foreign ministry said. Most crossings took place in Poland, followed by Romania, Slovakia and Hungary as Morocco dislocated its embassy and consular staff to Lviv, about 70 kilometers south of the Polish border. Prior to […]
Morocco will reserve seats for Mauritanian students on flights scheduled by Royal Air Maroc to evacuate Moroccans living in Ukraine, the Mauritanian Foreign Ministry announced this Monday, February 28. Mauritanian students established in Ukraine will be able to board special flights to be operated by RAM to repatriate Moroccan nationals from March 2. The Mauritanian […]
The Rabat-based Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency and “Al Liqaa” Center for Religious, Heritage and Cultural Studies in Palestine signed, on Saturday in Al-Quds, a partnership and cooperation framework agreement aimed at supporting religious and cultural dialogues. The agreement, which aims to encourage religious and cultural exchanges in the Holy Land between different peoples and […]
Mohammed VI foundation for African Ulema (religious scholars) held an event on interreligious dialogue in Abidjan during which the Moroccan King’s religious leadership was highlighted as a bulwark against extremism in the continent. Speaking at this event, head of Côte D’Ivoire’s Islamic Affairs Council Cheikhoul Aima Ousma Diakite expressed recognition to Morocco under the leadership […]
The Quebec Government has launched a recruitment campaign to address urgent and severe nursing shortage due to burnout from overworked nurses amidst the recent surge of Omicron. The province’s labor immigration minister Jean Boulet has announced a $65 million funding over two years to properly “recruit and integrate” nurses from Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Cameroon and […]
The Pan-African Youth Union inaugurated on Monday in Rabat its new Headquarters in presence of Moroccan Minister of Youth Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, the Union’s managers, African ambassadors and representatives of youth ministries from several African countries and international organizations. The transfer of the Union’s headquarters from Sudan to Morocco’s capital city was decided by the […]
Mali’s new transitional charter was unanimously adopted Monday morning, February 21, by members of the National Transitional Council, the CNT, which serves as the country’s interim legislative body. This charter, which has just been adopted by the authorities, presents several novelties. There is already the number of appointed and non-elected parliamentarians, which increases from 121 […]
Morocco reaffirmed the need for debunking the myths surrounding the migration issue making the case once more for a shared and mutually beneficial approach to migration. “The pandemic has shown that in terms of mobility, migrants do not have a harmful effect on the economy. On the contrary, they have a positive impact in their […]