Private clinic operator Oncorad raises $45 mln to finance its growth

Moroccan private clinic operator Oncorad raised 45 million dollars via private equity funds France’s Stoa and Morocco’s CDG Invest as part of an effort to fund its expansion plan, it said. Oncorad plans to have 30 clinics by 2026 as it sees a pressing need to fill in shortages in private hospitals especially in remote […]

Moroccan Sahara, a Matter of Life or Death, Prime Minister Benkirane

Morocco’s Premier Thursday reaffirmed Morocco’s historical and political attachment to the Moroccan Sahara saying that no one will ever snatch the territory from Morocco in reference to UN Chief’s recent designation of the territory as “occupied territory.” Speaking at the opening of a cabinet meeting in Rabat, Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane indicated that Morocco will […]

Burkina Faso: Junta vows to stick to proposed timeline for transition

Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba leader of the junta ruling Burkina Faso pledged Monday to stick to the 24-month transition roadmap agreed upon with ECOWAS. Damiba made the pledge as he met with Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan. Damiba who heads the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration now rules the West African country after toppling […]