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 […]
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… Read […]
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 […]
In March, the health authorities in western Libya announced the first official case of Covid-19 in the country. While the world was enforcing a lockdown to prevent the spread of the virus, war-torn Libya renewed […]
Morocco will stop people entering and leaving some of its biggest cities from midnight to contain a surge in COVID-19 cases, the interior and health Ministries said on Sunday. The cities to be locked down […]
What’s new? Algeria is now facing more challenges due to the social and economic fallout from the COVID-19 crisis and the country’s official lockdown measures. Why does it matter? The Algerian government could react to […]
Despite the COVID-19 crisis, members of the women-led Cooperative Tudert continue harvesting aromatic and medicinal herbs while respecting physical distancing and other prevention measures to stop the spread of the virus. The cooperative… Read more […]
In an outbreak of infectious disease, speed of response is crucial—every day of delay allows the virus to spread further. But you can’t react effectively to a virus if you can’t detect it. The discovery […]
Few images have captured Libya’s crisis in a time of COVID-19 better than that taken by Egyptian-Canadian photojournalist Amru Salahuddien in late March. It shows a fighter on the Tripoli frontline, his gun poised. His […]
According to figures reported to the WHO, the spread of Covid-19 in the Maghreb region has so far been relatively limited, with infection and death rates considerably lower than those experienced in Europe. The highest […]
In the run-up to the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, due in September 2020, CIVICUS is interviewing civil society activists, leaders and experts about the progress achieved and the challenges ahead. Focused […]
Like many countries, Morocco is expected to undergo a severe economic slowdown this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The combined effect of poor crop year and the implications of confinement policy in the secondary […]
Algerians resumed Monday anti-regime protests in several cities in support of detainees of the “Hirak” movement, defying the ban of demonstrations during the coronavirus pandemic. The protests took place during the Eid Al-Fitr celebrations… Read […]
RABAT: Morocco will further loosen lockdown measures for the services sector and domestic transport starting June 24, the government said on Sunday. Cafes, restaurants, sports clubs, and other services and entertainment businesses will be able […]
MADRID—In late March, about 100 Moroccan migrants living in Spain paid smugglers 5,400 euros each—roughly $6,100—to make the treacherous journey home in inflatable rafts. In a curious case of reverse migration, they desperately fled a […]
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved, on June 12, a budget support of US$175 Million for Tunisia under the Resilience and Recovery Emergency Development Policy Operation. The operation, part of a coordinated and […]
COVID-19 has seemingly re-written global rules spanning social, economic, political and environmental spheres of influence. No country or region has been spared from the effects of the pandemic. In Algeria, as elsewhere, many of these… […]
The coronavirus Task Force in Mauritania was established as an inter-ministerial committee under the leadership of the Prime Minister Ismail Bedda Cheikh Sidiya. The initial measures taken ranged from the closure of harbours and airports… […]
Daydreaming about sand and sunloungers? With travel restrictions around the globe starting to ease, that dream might become a reality. Countries like Italy and Portugal are already welcoming travellers while Spain and Greece are set […]
In the coronavirus crisis, the media spotlight is currently on the industrial countries of the West. But on the fringes of the European Union (EU), North African states are fighting the pandemic and its serious […]
Copyright © 2024 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you accept our use of cookies.