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Morocco’s coronavirus mortality rate drops to below 3%

Morocco has lowered considerably the coronavirus mortality rate to 2.9% one of the world’s lowest, head of anti-pandemic department Mohamed El Youbi said. He also noted a rise in recoveries thanks to the adoption of a chloroquine-based treatment to 2991, but deplored that the rise in hot spots kept cases increasing to 6418. Deaths stood […]

Israel-Gaza Truce – Peace until the Next War?

Recently, a truce was mediated – by Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi – between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza. But … how long can such a truce last before the new round of warfare is unleashed? Notwithstanding many obvious analogies with the previous tensions between the two sides (such as Operation Cast Lead at the […]

Kenya races to secure U.S. trade pact as AGOA nears expiry

With the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) set to expire in September, Kenya has launched last-minute negotiations with the United States to secure a bilateral trade agreement that could reshape its economic future. A high-level Kenyan delegation, led by Trade Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui, held talks in Washington with U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson […]