Moroccan-American-Belgian pharmaceutical executive Moncef Slaoui was officially appointed, Friday, by President Donald Trump as chief scientist of the United States vaccine efforts. Speaking today, Slaoui said that Operation Warp Speed may deliver coronavirus vaccine by the end of 2020.
In 1959, Morocco witnessed one of the most tragic sanitary catastrophes, with hundreds of people suffering from a mystifying paralysis. The crisis was managed a year later when the source of the disabling disease was finally revealed.
In its 2019 country report on human rights practices, the US Department of State referred to the most significant human rights issues in Morocco. Most of them were linked to torture allegations and freedom of speech.
During an official visit to the Maghreb, the US Assistant Secretary Bureau of Political-Military Affairs was met with Algeria’s concerns about potential shifts in the US position on Western Sahara.