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Health sovereignty, pillar of Morocco’s African policy

Morocco has attached particular importance to health cooperation in Africa, as part of a larger south-south cooperation approach, that aims at addressing the continent’s pressing human development needs. The launch of the African Academy of Health Sciences, to promote research and training and enhance the continent’s health sovereignty is another brick in the edifice of […]

Morocco, US Launch Education Partnership for Teacher Training

Morocco’s Ministry of Education and the US Agency of International Development (USAID) launched on Wednesday the Higher Education Partnership Program to strengthen Morocco’s teacher training system. The Ministry of Education announced in a statement that the program has a budget of $5 million over a period of five years and that it aims to enhance […]

Mauritanian El-Ghassim Wane named new UN envoy for Mali

Mauritanian El-Ghassim Wane was appointed by the UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres as the new UN envoy for Mali. He will replace Chad’s Mahamat Saleh Annadif as head of MINUSMA, the UN largest peacekeeping force of nearly 14,500 troops in Mali. A lawyer by training, El-Ghassim Wane studied in Senegal and France before rising through […]