The coronavirus outbreak has deepened Algeria’s legitimacy crisis. This could easily become a crisis between the state and Algerians, leading to a radical revolt. But it has also given Hirak the opportunity to think about new forms of peaceful …
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With the largest mass immunization effort in Canadian history now underway in almost every province, health authorities are urging members of the public to keep up their efforts to control the spread of COVID-19, especially as the holiday season approaches. Case counts, hospitalizations and deaths are still increasing in many parts of the country, with Canada reporting more than 7,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time on Thursday. In Ontario, where more than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases are being reported for a fourth straight day, Premier Doug Ford is set to hold an emergency meeting with top hospital officials this afternoon.
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In the short term, the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to provide the governments of Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia with a respite from political contestation and mobilization. They have all struggled to varying degrees recently with popular dissent and challenges to their legitimacy. But in the long run, as each grapple with the economic and political aftershocks of the virus, the same questions of credibility and efficiency are likely to come back with renewed vigor.
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As part of ongoing efforts to limit the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), authorities in Morocco have extended the nation’s health state of emergency (SoE) until Jan. 10, 2021; the measure was previously in effect through Dec. 10. The SoE grants the government authority to impose swift and proactive measures, such as curfews and travel restrictions. Authorities have extended existing restrictions in the Casablanca-Setatt region, as well as in the provinces of Mediouna and Nouaceur through at least Dec. 22. The partial lockdown and 2100-0600 nightly curfew remain in effect in the Casablanca-Settat region.
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Fitch Ratings downgraded Morocco’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency (LTFC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to ‘BB+’ from ‘BBB-’ on 23 October 2020, making Morocco the latest sovereign to lose investment-grade status. However, while the ratings of several sovereigns that lost investment grade have continued to deteriorate, Fitch believes Morocco will be able to avoid this and this is reflected in the Stable Outlook. Sharp GDP Fall, Weaker External Finances The downgrade reflected the severe impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Morocco’s economy and public and external finances. This report provides an overview of the effect of the pandemic on the country’s key credit metrics.
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A coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak is currently ongoing in Mauritania. Until 1 July 2020, Mauritania health authorities reported 41 862 serologic and real-time reverse transcriptase PCR tests performed, of which 4472 (10.7%) were …
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Following the Covid-19 pandemic, the Mauritanian Ministry of Employment, Youth and Sports asked the Safire programme members to contribute to the fight against the virus by supporting the production of hygiene items, while involving…
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If measures are not taken, the pandemic can hit Western Sahara strongly because of their living conditions, they live in tents with limited access to water, which means that the spread of the virus can be faster consequently the pandemic…
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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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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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