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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved this week new emergency aid for 28 of the world’s poorest countries, 22 of which being Africa, to help them alleviate their debt and better cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. This second six-month tranche of debt service relief for 28 member countries under the Catastrophe […]
Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi dismissed the country’s Minister of Culture for disregarding recommended measures to confront covid-19 pandemic and tasked Tourism Minister Habib Ammar with serving as acting Culture Minister. This decision was announced in a press release issued late on Monday night on the Prime Ministry’s Facebook page. Walid Zidi, the […]
The community of West African states announced Tuesday the lifting of sanctions on Mali, putting an end to the embargo that had been weighing on the country since the August 18 coup d’état against President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta. The declaration of the Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States […]
The Independent Fact-Finding Mission to Libya (FFML) will hold all those who committed crimes and human rights violations in Libya accountable, said chair of the UN mission Mohamed Aujjar. Addressing the Human Rights Council convening in Geneva, the FFML chief said that by setting up this mission, the HRC has sent an important signal […]
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Office (UNOCT), Vladimir Voronkov, said Morocco is a leader in the fight against terrorism thanks to its efforts at home, in Africa and globally. The UN official made the statement at the signing ceremony of an agreement on the setting up of a UNOCT Africa office in Morocco to […]
Morocco’s capital city of Rabat will host the regional hub of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) destined for counterterrorism training and cooperation in Africa. A host-country agreement and contribution agreement were signed remotely on Tuesday by Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and UN counter terrorism chief Mr. Vladimir Voronkov. The deal mirrors Morocco’s […]
UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Philippo Grandi, hailed on Tuesday cooperation ties with Morocco, commending the Kingdom’s commitment and full respect of the rights of refugees and migrants. “I thank Morocco and I am pleased with the quality of cooperation with the Moroccan authorities, which continue to manage a large population of refugees and […]
Christian Cambon, chairman of the Foreign Affairs, Defense and Armed Forces committee at the French Senate, has praised the important contributions made by Morocco for the peaceful resolution of the Libyan conflict. Mr. Cambon, who also chairs the France-Morocco inter-parliamentary friendship group, has praised the key role played by the North African Kingdom for the […]
Moroccan novelist and artist Youssouf Amine Elalamy is among the ten finalists for the 2020 Prize of Five Continents of Francophonie, with his novel “C’est beau la guerre”, published by Le Fennec publishing house, sources from the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) said. Youssouf Amine Elalamy was the recipient, for this same novel, […]
A French national of Algerian descent wanted in France for drug trafficking was nabbed Monday in Marrakech by Moroccan police. The fugitive was on Interpol’s most wanted list. He was captured after French judicial authorities issued an international arrest warrant against him for his links with an international network of trafficking of drug and ecstasy, […]