The World Health Organization has elected Ethiopia’s former health minister and malaria expert Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as director-general. He’s the first African to ever hold the position in nearly seven decades of the existence of WHO, one of the most powerful UN agencies, employing some 8000 people across the world. He replaces Margaret Chan, […]
A raid by French troops in Mali has killed 33 Islamist militants last weekend using attack helicopters, ground troops and a drone, near the border with Mauritania, French President Emmanuel Macron said. The operation took place in a different part of Mali where 13 French soldiers died last month in a helicopter crash while tracking […]
Having built its economic appeal over the past two decades on major physical infrastructure, from highways to ports and industrial platforms, Morocco is now shifting its growth model toward data, artificial intelligence, cloud computing and human capital, Finances News Hebdo reports. The adoption of the Digital Morocco 2030 roadmap marks this shift, treating digital technology […]
