On February 25, Morocco made its first «doomsday vault» deposit, protecting its seeds alongside several countries from around the world. The facility is a seed bank with the mission of preparing for worst-case scenarios, including global disasters.
Two weeks after announcing that Slovak minister Miroslav Lajcak is tipped to replace the former UN personal envoy to the Sahara. French media put an end to its campaign, reporting that the candidacy of the Slovak senior official has been abandoned.