WB president David-Malpass

Tunisian neurologist makes history as first Arab and African Vice-President of World Federation of Neurology

Professor Riadh Gouider, a distinguished Tunisian neurologist, has been elected First Vice-President of the World Federation of Neurology (WFN) at the World Congress of Neurology held in Seoul October 12 to 15. His victory, achieved against an Australian contender, marks a groundbreaking moment for both Africa and the Arab world, as he becomes the first […]

WB backs Morocco’s digitalization & inclusive growth with $500 Mln funding

The World Bank announced on Tuesday a $500 million funding to help Morocco speed up its digital transformation and enhance its economic and social inclusion. The WB financial support will serve to improve financial inclusion and access to more competitive digital infrastructure and services for businesses and individuals. It also aims to spur private sector […]

Somalia welcomes killing of senior Islamic State official by US special forces

Somalia’s government welcomed the killing of Bilal al-Sudani, a senior Islamic State official and the group’s important financial facilitator, by the US special operations forces in a remote part of northern Somalia on Wednesday, January 25, night. During the special operation in a mountainous cave complex in Somalia’s Puntland state, the US forces also killed […]