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Covid-19: Mauritanian president tested positive

Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani has tested positive for Covid-19, the official news agency announced Tuesday. “Medical examinations carried out on Monday by Mr. Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, after contracting a cold, showed a positive result and a contamination with Covid-19 with mild symptoms,” the Ami agency said. Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani, […]

Morocco’s coronavirus recovery rate improves to near 90%

The rate of patients who overcome the coronavirus rose to 89.62% on Saturday as Morocco continues mass testing, free hospitalization and a chloroquine based treatment. Total confirmed cases rose to 8,224 including 7,364 recoveries and 208 deaths with the total number of tests rising to over 340,000 as the country bolstered its testing capacity. Minister […]

Senegal: Macky Sall wins new term in office with 58.3 per cent of votes

President Macky Sall Thursday won a new term in office after the electoral commission credited him with 58.3 per cent of votes during the Sunday polls, clearly ahead of his rivals who said they rejected the result, but would not lodge a recourse with the Constitutional Council to contest it. Official but provisional results of […]