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Head of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), Faiez Serraj, is expected to step down by the end of this week to help form a new unit government next month, after the Geneva talks. Serraj will make the announcement by the end of this week, and has already discussed the move with Libyan sides […]
It is hard to exactly calculate the impact of corruption on the Moroccan economy which Finance Minister Mohamed Benchaaboun said it rips the country of 2 to 7% of GDP annually. Briefing MPs on a law on the national body for integrity and the fight against corruption, the Minister said that a law will be […]
Several members of the UN Security Council on Tuesday welcomed the inter-Libyan dialogue held in Bouznika and its outcome, considering it a “positive step” towards the rapid resumption of the political process and a way out of the crisis in Libya. “The outcome of the mediation talks held in Switzerland and Morocco are positive steps […]
Algerian journalist Khaled Drareni was handed Tuesday a two year- prison sentence on appeal as crackdown on dissent intensifies after months of anti-government demonstrations in Algeria. Drareni, 40, is the director of the Casbah Tribune, the correspondent of the French TV5 Monde channel and Reporters without Borders in Algeria. Drareni, who has been held in […]
President of the Libyan High Council of State, Khaled Al Mechri, expressed, on Tuesday, gratitude for Morocco’s efforts that ensured the success of the Inter-Libyan dialogue held last week in Bouznika, a coastal city to the south of Rabat. “We can only express our sincere gratitude and recognition to the Kingdom of Morocco, the King, […]
The health ministry said it aims to lower the COVID-19 transmission rate to below 1 from 1.11 currently as total cases surged to 90324. The transmission rate is a key measure for how fast the virus is growing referring to the average number of people who become infected by an infectious person. Over the last […]
The ruling junta in Mali traveled to Accra on Tuesday, September 15, to meet with the delegation of ECOWAS Heads of State. Objective: to convince the West African regional organization to lift economic sanctions and to accompany the transition in the country. But no agreement came out of the meeting. After a closed-door meeting that […]
With 46 days to go before the presidential election in Côte d’Ivoire, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) has asked Abidjan to “stay the execution” of the sentence of Guillaume Soro, and to restore him to the electoral rolls. The president of the GPS party, exiled in France for several months, saw […]
At a time when Morocco continues to rely on its health system to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, two OECD tax experts have proposed tax reforms to ensure sustainable financing for the health sector. In countries around the world grappling with the current health and economic crisis, the urgency to mobilize domestic resources has […]
Morocco was elected Monday in the person of Professor Mohamed Amarti to represent Africa as a member of the United Nations Committee on economic, social and cultural rights for a four-year period, starting on January 1, 2021. The election of Morocco to this important Committee is a recognition from the international community of the efforts […]