UN warns Congo’s M23 rebels war could spill over to region

UN chief Antonio Guterres warned that the ongoing war between the central government of DR Congo and the M23 rebels in the east could spiral into a regional war. Guterres rang the alarm bell as 178,000 people were forced to displace amid a surge in M23 insurgency in the past two weeks. Tutsi-led M23 is […]

DR Congo Nobel Prize Winner Denis Mukwege to run for Dec. presidential elections

2018 Nobel Prize Winner Denis Mukwege announced Monday plans to run for December presidential elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in view of saving a country torn by insecurity. “I agree to be your candidate for president of the Republic,” the surgical gynecologist, 69, told a packed auditorium in the central African nation’s […]

Morocco ready to roll out vaccine as soon as it receives doses

Morocco has put in place all logistical preparations to launch the mass vaccination campaign but deplores delays due to the high demand and speculations, head of the government Saad Eddine El Othmani said. Speaking at the house of advisors Tuesday, EL Othmani said that Morocco aims to vaccinate 25 million people starting with frontliners, including […]