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Morocco’s King Calls for Adequate Implementation of Early Childhood Program to Address Disparities

King Mohammed VI has called for the proper implementation of the program on early childhood in a bid to address the inequalities in needy communities.   Morocco “has made tremendous efforts with regard to early childhood issues, reducing mortality rates among children & pregnant women (…) improving nutrition, widening access to primary education and healthcare”, […]

UN Envoy De Mistura invites representatives of parties to Sahara conflict to bilateral consultations

The Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, has invited the representatives in New York of Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and Polisario “to informal bilateral consultations with him,” ahead of his upcoming briefing to the Security Council due next month. The announcement was made Tuesday by Mr. Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for […]

Congo’s franc revival: a high-stakes test for African monetary sovereignty

The Democratic Republic of Congo has launched an ambitious plan to reclaim monetary control by reversing decades of deep-rooted dollar dependence. Newly appointed Central Bank Governor André Wameso has placed restoring confidence in the Congolese franc (CDF) at the heart of his mandate. Today, nearly 90% of Congo’s transactions — from mineral exports to daily […]