Niger’s coup leader has proposed a three-year transition of power after meeting a delegation of West African envoys on Saturday (19 August) whose visit to Niger is seen as a last-ditch diplomatic effort to reach a peaceful resolution to the leadership crisis. The Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, emphasizes diplomatic efforts but […]
A group of Western embassies—Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States—called on South Sudan’s leaders to return to political dialogue and end ongoing violence, warning that the transitional authorities risk worsening an already severe humanitarian situation. In a joint statement issued Wednesday, the diplomats expressed deep concern over recent […]
The success of Morocco’s plan to implement universal health coverage hinges on meeting the deficit in health workers estimated at 95,000, health minister said. Speaking to MPs, Minister Khaled Ait Taleb said that Morocco needs 32,522 more doctors and 65,044 nurses, adding that currently Morocco has only 1.7 doctors per 1000 people, which is far […]
