BAM Governor Abdellatif Jouahri

Gates Foundation pledges $7 billion to help fund Africa’s agriculture, health

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation said it was committing $7 billion to Africa over the next four years, as the American billionaire and philanthropist warned that the Ukraine crisis was reducing the amount of aid flowing to the continent. Bill Gates has pledged to use 5.4% of his net worth to finance Africa’s health […]

Impotent Bouteflika postpones elections; Announces no fifth term

After two decades of autocratic rule, infirm President Abdelaziz Bouteflika announced he is not running for a fifth term as protests continued for three consecutive weeks asking for genuine reform to the opaque regime running the oil-rich country. Bouteflika, 82, said elections that were set for April 18 will be postponed, but he did not […]

Morocco extends vaccination to people aged 20 and over, signs supply agreement with Pfizer and BioNTech

Morocco, which is making steady strides towards reaching herd immunity, has extended vaccination to the youth aged 20 years and over as the vaccine flow continues unhindered. The Moroccan Health Ministry, which made the announcement in a statement on Saturday, urged young Moroccan citizens to go to the nearest vaccination center to take their first […]