Italian priest Pierluigi Maccalli abducted in Niger in 2018

World Health Day: tackling urban air pollution top priority for African governments

As the world marked World Health Day on 7 April, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has highlighted air pollution — most notably in fast-growing cities in Africa — as a top danger that the governments on the continent need to resolve. Experts and organizations working for cleaner air in Africa have recently met in Cameroon’s […]

IMF chief lauds Morocco’s reform, says Marrakech ‘ideal’ place for annual meetings

Visiting IMF managing director Kristina Georgieva praised Morocco for its economic reforms while saying the country was the ideal place for holding the IMF-WB annual meetings next October. Following talks with head of Moroccan government Aziz Akhannouch in Rabat, Georgieva said Morocco knew how to navigate the post-covid crisis thanks to targeted government actions. She […]

Morocco: King inaugurates New Proximity Medical Center in Casablanca

King Mohammed VI on Monday inaugurated a Proximity Medical Center in the new city of Errahma in Casablanca, which required an overall investment of 73 million dirhams. The Sovereign visited, on this occasion, the various wings of this project established by the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity. The Project translates the king’s commitment to improve […]