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Several countries, international institutions and international media have hailed the initiative put forward lately by King Mohammed VI calling for a unified and concerted response to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa and for facilitating joint action by African countries. The initiative, which also suggests sharing of experience and best practices in the fight against the coronavirus […]
Since its independence, Morocco attached utmost importance to meeting its foodstuff needs from domestic production encouraging agriculture and agri-food industries, with the country now largely producing most of the food needs of its 37 million population at a time the global foodstuff supply chain is undergoing disruptions due to the coronavirus outbreak and shortage of […]
Anger and frustration of the Sahrawis sequestered in the Polisario-controlled Lahmada camps, southern Algeria, have reached their apex as the separatists’ leaders continue to ignore their daily sufferings, lack of food, water, freedoms and necessary medical protection against coronavirus pandemic. Confined in their desert tents in very harsh conditions and banned from movement, these Sahrawis, […]
In these times of coronavirus, Moroccan searchers, scientists and engineers have joined efforts to help their country mitigate the impact of the pandemic and since the outbreak of the pandemic, several scientists and operators in the Moroccan industrial fabric have swiftly adapted to create and manufacture anti-coronavirus equipment and protective gear. On Wednesday, MAP reported […]
King Mohammed VI who sensed from the start the seriousness of the COVID-19 epidemic acted swiftly and ordered the Government to put in place strong measures to help contain the spread of the disease and mitigate the pandemic’s social and economic impact. However, the Monarch did not limit his efforts to his own country but […]
President of the Arab World Institute (IMA) Jack Lang has hailed the swift actions taken by King Mohammed VI to prevent the spread of Coronavirus pandemic. In a message addressed Wednesday to Mehdi Qotbi, president of the National Foundation of Museums of Morocco, Mr. Jack Lang said King Mohammed VI will be remembered forever in […]
The decisions spurred by King Mohammed VI have so far put Morocco in control of the spread of the coronavirus in the country giving the health system time to adapt its resources and the government leeway in taking necessary measures to mitigate the social and economic repercussions of the pandemic. A picture published by the […]
The magazine “Forbes France” highlighted, on Monday, the “Marshall Plan” deployed by King Mohammed VI, from the start of the coronavirus health crisis, as part of an anticipatory approach meant to support the economy and protect the populations. The magazine detailed this response plan and the various far-reaching measures implemented by Morocco to combat the […]
It is true that in times of crisis and disasters, people come together, comfort each other and unite against common threats. In Morocco, the coronavirus pandemic has triggered unprecedented acts of solidarity, and generosity, bringing out the best of Moroccan people. As most Moroccans are staying at home to prevent the spread of Covid-19, the […]
The advent of the coronavirus and its tragic fallout on human lives, social order and the economy have undermined the neoliberal order as a return to the welfare state sounds best suited to deal with such repercussions. The state has taken health, security, education and the ordinary functioning of the market into its […]