AU summit feb 2020

Princess Lalla Asmaa Launches Free Hearing Aid Program for Morocco’s Most Vulnerable

Princess Lalla Asmaa, President of the Lalla Asmaa Foundation, presided in Rabat on Tuesday over the first Patient Day dedicated to individuals living with deafness and hearing loss — an event marking two decades of the foundation’s engagement with deaf and hard-of-hearing children. The occasion also served as the formal launch of the “Hearing Aid […]

Morocco Orders Two Spain-made Patrol Boats worth €260 Million

Morocco’s navy will be bolstered with the acquisition of two Spanish patrol boats made by Navantia, state-owned shipbuilding company, which offers its services to both military and civil sector. The deal, worth €260 million, was reported by Far-Maroc, a website specializing in Moroccan defense news. “Morocco is in a pressing need of patrol boats of […]

East, Southern African leaders call for ceasefire in eastern Congo

At a crisis summit in Tanzania, leaders of eastern and southern African states called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern DRC, where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have taken strategic towns, including Goma. The summit in Tanzania’s capital brought together heads of state and government representatives to try to resolve the worsening security and humanitarian situation in […]