Experts dismiss as “absurd” WHO’s excusal of staff sex misconduct in Congo

The restricted approach by the World Health Organization (WHO) in dealing with the misconduct of its staffers during an Ebola outbreak in Congo has been dismissed as “an absurdity”, two experts appointed by the UN agency to investigate allegations that some of its staffers sexually abused women in the African country. In October 2020, Aichatou […]

Ukraine seeks an FTA with Morocco

Ukraine plans to start negotiations for free trade agreements with North African countries including Morocco, Ukraine’s deputy minister for economic development Taras Kachka said. The news was relayed by Ukrainian media which reported that visits will take place this month. “We plan to make this official in December through official statements or MoU starting with […]

Russia to start financing industrial zone construction in Egypt from 2022

Russia will start financing construction of the industrial zone in Egypt and is considering the use of such format in other countries, First Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Vasily Osmakov said, Arab Finance reports citing TASS News agency. “We will start funding construction of the Russian industrial zone in Egypt from the next year. […]