A Moroccan policeman stands guard at the Central Bureau of Judicial Investigation office in Sale

UNICEF report warns of ‘backslide’ in vaccination of children in Africa

Nearly 13 million children in Africa missed one or more vaccinations and 8.7 million didn’t receive a single dose of any vaccine between 2019 and 2021, after Covid-19 caused service disruption, strained health systems, diverted scarce resources, while conflicts, climate change have driven this decline on the continent, a new report from United Nations Children’s […]

Khouribga film festival: “L’Automne des Pommiers” by Mohamed Mouftakir wins Grand Prize

The feature movie “L’Automne des Pommiers” by Moroccan director Mohamed Mouftakir was awarded the Grand Prize of the 22nd edition of the International Festival of African Cinema of Khouribga (FICAK). Burkinabé cinema was the guest of honor at the 22nd FICAK edition, held from May 28 to June 4 in Khouribga. Five films by renowned […]

Côte d’Ivoire launches Lobo gold mine expected to generate $259m in proceeds

Australian gold explorer and developer company Tietto Minerals has inaugurated a gold mine in Côte d’Ivoire for a total investment of $278 million. The mine is expected to generate $259 million revenues for the Ivorian State, ‘Sika Finance’ reports. The mine dubbed Lobo is named after the river housing it. It is situated in Daloa […]