Libyan MPs agree in Tangier to unify their legislative institution

Libyan MPs gathering in Tangier, northern Morocco, agreed to end the state of division plaguing their parliament and to hold a joint session in the city of Ghdames. More than 120 Libyan deputies made the pledge in Tangier in a step forward to unify the legislative institution after years of infighting. The deputies agreed that […]

Africa CDC urges Western countries to boost funding for Mpox response

The head of the African Union’s health agency urged the West to learn from the Covid-19 pandemic and avoid abandoning Africa amid the mpox epidemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a global emergency in August 2024, due to the spread of the new Clade 1b strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), […]

Government, unions offer diverging participation rates following strike

The two-day first general strike called for by Morocco’s labor unions since 2016 ended Thursday with diverging participation rate figures. Unions said the two-day strike that started on Feb 5 was a success with a participation rate of 80% in both the private and the public sector. In a joint statement, the most representative four […]