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The military regime in Algeria is tightening the noose around human rights activists and civil society organizations (CSOs) curbing freedoms, arresting peaceful dissidents and issuing travel bans, as the economic and social outlook of the country darkens. Between January and April 2022, the authorities have prevented at least three Algerian-Canadian citizens, only one of whom […]
The Moroccan southern city of Dakhla has become over a twenty- year span a hotspot for kitesurfing, writes French magazine Paris Match, explaining the current trend by the city’s geographical position -30 kilometers north of the Tropic of Cancer, like Havana or Hawaii- which offers a pleasant climate all year round. “In the southernmost part […]
King Mohammed VI on Thursday launched, in Rabat, the construction works of the new Ibn Sina University Hospital Center, a futuristic project that will strengthen the Kingdom’s health offer with an over 1,000-bed capacity. This socially impacting project, requiring an investment of more than 6 billion dirhams, is part of a global vision to strengthen […]
The Moroccan government, the federation of employers CGEM and main labor unions agreed to raise the minimum wage of workers in the public and private sectors as well as family allowances, in a move that is key to maintaining social peace in the country. The government will raise by nearly 16% the minimum wage in […]
The year 2022 is under “very good auspices”, as shown by both the air traffic recorded since the recovery and the traffic expected for the coming months, according to the National Office of Airports (ONDA). Compared to 2019, the average recovery rate forecast of passenger traffic in Morocco’s airports is about 75%, the ONDA pointed […]
Morocco has reiterated the need to place youth issues at the heart of the peace-security-development nexus in Africa and stressed the potential that youth represent for the growth and development of the continent. 40% of the population of the African continent is under 25 years old, stressed the potential that this population represents for the […]
Morocco is set to invest MAD 65 million ($5 million) in the outsourcing sector with the aim of creating over 5,000 new jobs by 2026 at several cities including Tangier, Fes, Rabat, Casablanca, and Agadir. In this connection, four memorandums of understanding (MoU) relating to investment projects in the outsourcing sector were signed this Wednesday […]
Morocco has stressed the need to explore the best means to support Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea, Mali and Sudan in their political transition while providing them with the necessary assistance to ensure peace, security and their development. Addressing the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) convening in Addis Ababa, Morocco’s Permanent […]
The military junta in Algiers is running out of imagination and ideas as it desperately resorts to the same old accusations to try to stop a momentum in favor of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara region. This time, Algeria’s foreign ministry issued a statement accusing Morocco of targeting civilian truckers “outside Morocco’s internationally-recognized borders.” The […]
Morocco has been selected to host the next meeting of the FAO regional conference for Africa in 2024. The decision was made during the 32nd Session of the FAO Regional Conference convening in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, April 11-14. The regional conference is FAO’s highest governing body in Africa. The Malabo meeting is held as a […]