When she graduated university in Cairo, Casablanca-native Halima Embarek Warzazi realized that she wanted to pursue a career as a diplomat. The woman with the big ambitions has been serving as a UN diplomat since the 1950s, defending women’s rights.
The European Commission has commended Morocco’s actions in strengthening control of its border, promising to grant Rabat €110 million to help the country manage migration flows.
In 2017, Morocco was one of the African countries that seized the biggest amounts of Cannabis resin, a drug that is largly produced in the country, according to the UN International Narcotics Control Board.