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Moroccan Researchers Advance Gold Nanoparticle Cancer Treatment

Scientists at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University are pioneering a revolutionary approach to cancer treatment that could transform how doctors combat the disease that claims nearly 10 million lives annually worldwide. The Optics & Photonics Center team at UM6P is developing plasmonic photothermal therapy using gold nanoparticles to target and destroy cancer cells with precision. Dr. […]

Egypt earmarks $75 million for two desalination plants

The Egyptian government has earmarked $75 million for two seawater desalination plants in the Suez Canal Economic Zone. The objective, according to the General Authority of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone), is to promote economic development in the east of the country. The $75 million investment will boost the seawater desalination capacity in the […]

Burkina Faso Frees Four Civilians Forcibly Recruited for Anti-Jihadist Combat

Four individuals who were abducted and forcibly conscripted by the Burkinabè military junta to fight jihadists have been released, according to their families and a security source speaking to AFP. Their abductions occurred after they publicly criticised the junta, led by Captain Ibrahim Traoré, which seized power in a coup in September 2022. Authorities have […]