Banque Centrale Populaire signs deal with Banque de Madagascar et de l’Océan Indien (BMOI)

Africa to have 100% testing capacity for Coronavirus – WHO

In coming weeks, all African countries will have the capacity to test for coronavirus as part of preparedness for the rampaging virus, Matshidiso Moeti, the World Health Organization Head for Africa region said on Monday.   According to Moeti, the UN health body is hopeful that all nations in sub-Saharan Africa will be able to […]

Moroccan visa lottery winners face administrative gridlock as deadline approaches

Hundreds of Moroccan winners of the U.S. Diversity Visa lottery risk losing their chance for American residency as the State Department fails to schedule mandatory consular interviews ahead of the program’s September 30 deadline. Despite having case numbers marked “current” for months in official visa bulletins, DV-2025 lottery winners report being trapped in bureaucratic limbo […]

Morocco expresses concern at attack on migrant center in Libya; Moroccans reportedly among victims

Morocco expressed its deep concern following an attack on a migrants’ detention center in Libya that killed 44 people. The United Nations has called for an independent inquiry into the bombing of the detention center that left at least 44 dead and more than 130 severely injured, describing the attack as “a war crime and […]