Moroccan PM Saad eddine El Othmani at UN GA

Senegal: celebration erupts as opposition candidate Faye nears victory in presidential vote

Senegal’s leading opposition candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Monday (25 March) appeared to be reaching victory in the country’s delayed presidential election, as people have already taken to the streets in celebration of the end of incumbent President Macky Sall’s administration. The 44-year-old opposition candidate and tax inspector Bassirou Diomaye Faye appears to be reaching […]

UK Group Joins $1.2 Bln Nexus AI Factory in Morocco, Africa’s 1st Sovereign AI Infrastructure Platform

UK FiveNines Group has announced its decision to partner with Nexus Core Systems, an AI infrastructure company, to oversee the development of a 20 MW data center on the outskirts of Casablanca, Morocco. The data center, designed for high-density AI computing, is part of the Nexus AI Factory project, Africa’s first sovereign artificial intelligence infrastructure […]

Algeria, Egypt eye production of Russia-made covid-19 vaccine Sputnik V

Algeria and Egypt could produce Sputnik V, Russia’s covid-19 vaccine, touted as the cheapest among other vaccines. Both countries were among 55 countries around the world that took part Wednesday in an UN-led virtual conference on the presentation of the Russian vaccine. Russian Health Minister Mikhaïl Mourachko said at the special session that the participating […]