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Egypt: Cairo re-opened Rafah border allowing Palestinians to return home

Egyptian authorities re-opened on Tuesday Rafah crossing point allowing Palestinians to return to homes in Gaza. Closed since March after Egyptian authorities complained about security concerns, Rafah border is the only gate of in and out for 1.5 million Palestinians living in Gaza. According to Egypt MENA news agency, over 560 Palestinians were able to […]

AU sounds the alarm over Covid-19 fatality rate in Africa

The African Union Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa-CDC) has sounded the alarm over case-fatality rate of the coronavirus on the continent as it stands at 2.5%, compared to 2.2% worldwide. Underlining that the second wave of the epidemic is proving more deadly in Africa, the Africa-CDC announced on Thursday that the case-fatality rate […]

Morocco expected to import less wheat amid prospects for better crop year

The weather has been clement for Morocco this year after generalized rainfall that promises better crop year and bigger wheat yield, Reuters reported. Citing wheat traders, the agency said that Morocco may harvest 10 million tons of cereals this year, up from 3 million last year, which means less imports. Morocco imports usually 2 to […]