London, April, 15, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Morocco says about 1600 cases of British covid-19 variant have been recorded in the North African country. The revelation comes few days wheb the Moroccan Head of Government Saad Dine El Othmani warned of the spread of the British variant of COVID-19 throughout the country. “As of April 9, Morocco has registered 115 ...

London, April 10, 2021 (AltAfrica)-New data released by Our World in Data revealed that Morocco fully vaccinated 11% of its population and leads Africa in the vaccination campaign against COVID-19. The kingdom administered at least one dose of the vaccine to 12% of the entire population. In comparison, other continental leaders such as South Africa and Zimbabwe ...

London, April 9, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Morocco sent a high-profile delegation to meet with members of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CENSAD) in Abuja, Nigeria to discuss counterterrorism strategies. The meetings, which took place from April 5-8, focused on the achievements of CENSAD members in the fight against terrorism in the region. Members exchanged strategies for future ...

London, April, 8, 2021 (AltAfrica)-China will supply Morocco with 10 million doses of Sinopharm vaccines during the months of April and May. During a videoconference interview, the speaker of the National People’s Assembly of China, Li Zhanshu informed the speaker of Morocco’s House of Representatives, Habib El Malki, of China’s intention to supply Rabat with ...

London, March 23, 2021 (AltAfrica)-In Morocco organic farming has been experiencing rapid growth in the last years, and it does not appear to be slowing. Besides the Green Morocco Plan, the North African country has made serious efforts to promote organic farming. Morocco specializes in two types of organic products: medicinal and aromatic plants, and ...

 London, March 18, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Health authorities in Morocco have now vaccinated 2,116,081 citizens against the COVID-19 virus. Morocco’s vaccination campaign has now reached 4,244,651 with their first dose, with half now haven received their immunity-giving second jab.  Over the last 24 hours, 466 new cases were detected in Morocco, as well as another 8 COVID-19 ...

London, March 13, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Morocco’s Health Ministry has ordered one million doses of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine. Morocco’s Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb confirmed the news in a statement to the Spanish news agency EFE. The Spanish news outlet reports that Ait Taleb said that Morocco is set to receive the first batch of the Russia’s ...

London, March 11, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Morocco launched a vaccination campaign for prisoners at the Tiflet I local prison near Rabat on Wednesday. Tafouk Abtal, Head of the health division at the General Delegation for Prison Administration and Reintegration (DGAPR) said that the operation is taking place under the best conditions. He said that inmates in prisons ...

London, March 2, 2021 (AltAfrica)-Morocco has added Italy and Belgium to the list of countries with which to suspend air links, in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. The COVID-19 safety measures affect 56 flights from Air Arabia, Royal Air Maroc, and TUI at Brussels Airport, reports the Belga news agency. READ ALSO: NEW ...

London, Feb. 25, 2021 (AltAfrica)- The fossil of an enormous marine coelacanth fish that lived during the Late Cretaceous epoch, about 66 million years ago has been unearthed by Scientists in Oued Zem, Morocco’s Beni Mellal-Khenifra region. Coelacanths are large, plump, lobe-finned fish that can grow to more than 2 meters (6 feet 6 inches) and weigh around 90 ...