Former Mauritanian President ould Abdelaziz

A woman named Prime Minister in Tunisia, a first in the Arab world

Najla Bouden Romdhane, a former official of the ministry of Higher education, was appointed Wednesday Prime Minister of Tunisia, becoming thus the first woman to hold such a position in the region. Mrs Romdhane, 63-year old geology professor at the National School of Engineers, was tasked to form a new Cabinet more than two months […]

Pfizer vaccine protects against 70% of severe Omicron cases, study finds

The vaccine of the American laboratory Pfizer is globally less effective against Omicron but protects at 70% against severe cases, according to a study presented Tuesday and carried out in South Africa, which detected the new variant in November. There are many uncertainties about the nature of this new form of Covid-19. Scientists’ initial observations […]

Egypt, Zambia sign MoU for cooperation in TIC fields

Egypt and Zambia are poised to bolster their cooperation in several telecommunications and information technology fields under a MoU signed by Egyptian Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology and the zambian Ministry of Technology and Science. Egypt and Zambia will cooperate in the fields of digital transformation, postal services, the building of institutional competencies, skill […]