Russian-Egyptian talks in Moscow

Ghana world’s first country to approve Oxford’s new malaria vaccine

Ghana has become the first country in the world to approve a highly effective R21/Matrix-M vaccine against malaria, developed at Oxford university in the United Kingdom, though questions remain over funding and also how or when the vaccine would be rolled out. The vaccine, the first to exceed the World Health Organization’s (WTO) target of […]

West Africa bloc adopts ‘ECO’ as name for new currency

Heads of State of the 15-member West African Community of African States (ECOWAS) have adopted a flexible currency regime after making considerable progress on plans for a single currency in the region.   In a meeting held Saturday in the Nigerian capital Abuja, the bloc said it had made considerable progress on the single currency […]

Algeria feels impact of its Morocco ports boycott

Algeria’s boycott of all Moroccan ports has backfired as the country backpedals by excluding fresh produce and meat from the decision. Last month, Algeria asked its banks to stop financing any import operation of goods transiting through Moroccan ports. The decision to exclude perishable products and meat came as the Algerian market felt the detrimental […]