The cumulative total number of people living with HIV (PLWHIV) reported is estimated at 13,322 in 2017, of which 52% recorded between 2012 and the end of June 2017, says the Ministry of Health. According to the Ministry's data, three regions host 50% of the people diagnosed with HIV namely : Souss Massa, Casablanca-Settat and Marrakech-Safi. 67% of the new HIV infections occur in the most populated areas in the country. HIV prevalence is estimated at 1.3% for female professionals (FSP) and
Three far-right sympathizers were tried on Wednesday, 29th of November, and sentenced to prison by the Criminal Court of Angers, a city in western France for vilence and racial assauls, reports Reuters. The sentences were pronounced against Tanguy Martin, currently put into custody for committing acts of violence in Nantes, Francois –Mamès Cosseron de Villenoisy, a 19-year-old man from Saint-Herblain and Francois-Aubert Gannat detained for uttering racist insults. The court
Le nombre total cumulé de personnes vivant avec le VIH (PVVIH) notifiées est estimé à 13 322 en 2017, dont 52% enregistrés entre 2012 et fin juin 2017, souligne le ministère de la Santé dans une fiche technique sur la situation épidémiologique du sida au Maroc. Selon les données du ministère, trois régions concentrent plus de 50% des PVVIH notifiées : Souss Massa, Casablanca-Settat et
Un nourrisson est porté disparu suite au dérapage, jeudi matin, d'un autocar qui se dirigeait à Marrakech en provenance d’El Jadida à cause des fortes pluies qui s'abattaient sur la région, a-t-on appris auprès des autorités locales de la wilaya de la région Marrakech-Safi. Cinquante-six personnes voyageaient à bord de l'autocar qui a dérapé au niveau de Oued Kasseb, dans la commune rurale de Harbil, en raison
Attendees at the African Union – European Union summit, a two-day international meeting held in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, denounced on Wednesday the inhuman treatment of migrants in Libya. The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres has condemned the «abject» treatment that migrants in Libya have experienced, calling on states to manage the migration issue in a way that compiles with the international law. He added that legal migrants make a valuable
At the 5th AU-EU summit, Mohammed VI’s speech was dedicated to migration. The king has denounced some ideas that are widespread in Europe regarding migrants and which spread fear and hatred. In Abidjan, the sovereign seized the opportunity to call for establishing new partnerships between the two continents.
After meeting with the Angolan President, King Mohammed VI met on Wednesday, 29th of December, in Abidjan the South African president, Jacob Zuma. «During this warm and honest meeting, the two heads of state agreed to work together, hand in hand, and to look forward to a promising future», reports MAP news agency. «Morocco and South Africa are two important hubs when it comes to political stability and economic development, respectively in the extreme north and south of the
Le traitement inhumain dont sont victimes les migrants subsahariens en Libye a été vertement dénoncé par les différents intervenants lors du 5ème Sommet Union africaine – Union européenne qui s'est ouvert, mercredi à Abidjan. Le Secrétaire Général de l’ONU, Antonio Guterres a ainsi condamné le traitement "abject" subi par les migrants en Libye, appelant les Etats à gérer la question
Le service préfectoral de la police judiciaire de Fès a arrêté, mercredi matin, un individu de 23 ans soupçonné d'agression sexuelle sur une mineure dans une école primaire de la même ville. Selon les éléments de l'enquête, le mis en cause, gardien dans cet établissement scolaire, aurait entraîné la victime dans les toilettes de l'école où il l'a agressée sexuellement sous la
At the opening of the AU-EU summit King Mohammed VI has shaken hands with the Algerian Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahya while standing next to the French Minister, Emmanuel Macron. This comes only a few days after the Moroccan ambassador to Algeria has taken up his position in Algiers, weeks after he was summoned by the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to protest against the recent statement of the Algerian Foreign Minister, Abdelkader Messahel For the record, at