US donates Morocco a mobile negative pressure isolation unit

Egypt: Medical Staff Involved in Organ Trafficking Arrested

The Egyptian interior ministry announced it clamped down on a private hospital and arrested 12 people including medial staff involved in human organ trafficking, in Giza province, part of greater Cairo. The detained include three doctors, four nurses, three hospital workers and two agents. The ministry said the arrestees who form a network, “agreed with […]

Justice without the accused: ICC opens historic case against Uganda’s fugitive warlord

In a landmark moment for international justice, the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday (9 September) began its first-ever in absentia hearing, presenting evidence against fugitive Ugandan rebel leader Joseph Kony, who remains at large nearly two decades after his indictment. Kony, founder of the brutal Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), faces 39 counts of war […]

Algeria: IMF Calls for Structural Reforms

Algeria needs to adjust to the shock created by the oil prices collapse by intensifying fiscal consolidation and speeding up implementing some structural reforms. “Opportunity to reshape Algeria’s growth model should be seized now, before a more rapid adjustment becomes unavoidable.” The statement was made by a delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) at […]