Moroccan Researcher Djalila Ben Bouchta wins Eni Award 2020

For Algeria, no question of giving up chloroquine

Algerian health authorities do not intend to abandon chloroquine in coronavirus treatments, despite WHO’s decision to “temporarily” suspend clinical trials of the drug as a precautionary measure. “We have treated thousands of cases of coronavirus with the drug with great success to date. And we have not noted any adverse reactions,” Dr. Mohamed Bekkat, a […]

Princess Lalla Hasnaa Awarded Title of Doctor Honoris Causa by Ritsumeikan University

Princess Lalla Hasnaa, Chairwoman of the Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, was awarded, Tuesday in Kyoto (Japan), the title of Doctor honoris causa by Ritsumeikan University. During a ceremony at the university campus, attended by several academics and officials, President of the University, Mikio Yoshida, underlined that this honorary degree is […]

China’s FM on ‘charm offensive’ in Africa amid changing geopolitical realities

China’s top diplomat has embarked on his traditional New Year tour of Africa that will take him to Namibia, the Republic of Congo, Chad, and Nigeria, aiming to further advance Beijing’s already sizable influence across the resource-rich continent amid dwindling Western influence. The week-long tour by China’s foreign minister Wang Yi marks 35 consecutive years […]