Moncef Marzouki

COVID-19: President of Senegal welcomes King Mohammed VI’s initiative to adopt unified response in Africa

Senegalese President Macky Sall has expressed gratitude and appreciation for King Mohammed VI, who called Monday for a unified and concerted response to COVID-19 pandemic in Africa. King Mohammed VI of Morocco suggested in phone talks with President Alassane Dramane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire and President Macky Sall of Senegal the setting up of an […]

Morocco needs 95,000 more health workers – Health Minister says

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 […]

EAC states increase trade with Africa

While East African Community (EAC) member states are increasingly trading with one another and with other African countries, latest statistical data have shown that many other nations on the continent, such as Cameroon, still have marginal trade with Africa despite AfCFTA implementation. According to the latest data by the EAC Secretariat, the seven EAC member […]