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  • Morocco to Reopen Borders to Travelers From U.S., 66 Other countries

    Morocco’s largest airline says it will start boarding Morocco-bound travelers from 67 countries whose citizens are cleared to travel to the country without a visa. Royal Maroc Airlines tweeted this week that it would welcome travelers from visa-exempt countries as long as they have either an invitation from a Moroccan company or a confirmed local hotel reservation. U.S. travelers are permitted to stay up to 90 days in Morocco without a visa. Citizens of the U.K., Australia, and several European countries have similar benefits.

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  • In Mauritania, football resumes despite the health crisis

    The Mauritanians have been waiting for it for almost six months, which is to say an eternity. Between two thunderstorms and despite the torrential rains that fell last weekend in Nouakchott, the football championship resumed its course…

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  • COVID-19 Alert: Mauritania to Resume International Flights Sept. 11

    The government of Mauritania has announced that Nouakchott International Airport – Oumtounsy (NKC) will reopen for internal commercial passenger travel from Sept. 11. Domestic flights resumed July 10. International borders remain…

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  • President Xi Jinping Speaks with King Mohammed VI of Morocco on the Phone

    On the evening of 31 August, President Xi Jinping spoke with King Mohammed VI of Morocco on the phone. On behalf of the Chinese government and people, President Xi Jinping extended sincere sympathies and firm support to the government and people of Morocco over …

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    Tags : Morocco, China, covid 19,

  • In Algeria, protests pause for COVID-19 as the regime steps up repression

    The coronavirus pandemic is challenging Algeria’s aging health care system, as the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 approach 45,000, with some 1,500 deaths. Yet rather than the virus itself, it is the Algerian regime’s use of the pandemic to quell popular dissent that is pushing the country deeper into crisis. The authorities have seized on the public …

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    Tags : Algeria, coronavirus, covid 19, Hirak, protests,

  • EIB releases €100 million in emergency funding to help Morocco combat COVID-19

    On 31 August 2020, Mohamed Benchaaboun, the Moroccan Minister of Economy, Finance and Administration Reform, and Emma Navarro, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), announced the release of €100 million to finance the Kingdom of Morocco’s most urgent…

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  • The Netherlands to reinstate entry ban for Morocco

    From 13 August 2020, the Netherlands will reinstate the entry ban for Morocco. This decision is based on a risk assessment made using criteria for the health situation in Morocco and the locally applicable measures, assessed as objectively as possible. Among other things, the number of new infections was examined within this context, as in the case of Serbia, Montenegro and Algeria. This number must be lower than the European average of 15 June per 100,000 inhabitants during the previous 14 days.

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    Tags : Morocco, Netherlands, coronavirus, covid 19,

  • Covid-19 and the Maghreb: a more collaborative future?

    The Maghreb – which principally comprises Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia – has been hard hit by the coronavirus, but the pandemic has also sparked innovation and driven changes in the region that many hope will outlast Covid-19. In mid-March Morocco became one of the first countries in the region to implement strict lockdown measures – a move that earned praise from the EU, as did King Mohammed VI’s proposal for a continental initiative to pool knowledge and resources.

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    Tags : Maghreb, coronavirus, covid 19, pandemic,

  • Coronavirus Impact In Mauritania

    Mauritania has pronounced its first casualty from coronavirus (COVID-19), state media wrote about March 31, adding to the developing loss of life on the African mainland. The casualty is a 48-year-old French-Mauritanian double national…

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  • Algeria removed from EU white list for potential travel

    On Thursday, the Council of the European Union updated its list of third countries for which restrictions on non-essential travel should be gradually lifted. In what is the second update to the list, the EU decided to remove one country…

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