Covid-19: Morocco decides to continue using AstraZeneca jab

Morocco has decided to continue using AstraZeneca vaccine in its immunization campaign against Covid-19, saying the lifesaving benefits outweigh the risk of potential side effects of the vaccine developed by the UK-Swedish pharmaceutical company. The decision was announced Wednesday following a meeting held by the country’s experts and medical consultants after global reports of serious […]

Libya: Armed clashes erupt near Tripoli after failed assassination attempt on government commander

Heavy fighting erupted early Thursday, October 16, in the Libyan city of Zawiya, west of the capital Tripoli, following an assassination attempt on Mohamed Suleiman Al-Fitouri, commander of the Reserve Force under the internationally recognized Government of National Unity (GNU). Al-Fitouri and his aide, Abdul Rahman, were critically injured after being shot by an armed […]

ECOWAS Sets Committee at Heads of State Level to Study Impact of Morocco’s Membership

The 52nd summit of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) wrapped up with a political decision regarding Morocco’s membership providing for the setting up of a committee to further study the impact of the admission of the North African Kingdom in the economic bloc. The committee will be presided by the heads of […]