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DR Congo discharges last Ebola patient

The last patient treated for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo was discharged on Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.   The patient was released from a hospital in the eastern city of Beni, bringing the 19-month-old outbreak closer than ever to an end.   The outbreak has killed 2,264 people and infected […]

Australia Supports Morocco’s Climate-Smart Agriculture Projects

Morocco’s National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) and the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) have agreed to strengthen cooperation in scientific research, innovation and climate adaptation in agriculture. The agreement was sealed this week in Rabat. The signatories pledged to conduct joint research projects, boost capacity building &training, enhance the exchange of expertise […]

Moroccan navy rescues 54 migrants in southern waters

Morocco’s navy rescued 54 Sub-Saharan migrants, including 7 women and a child, in the waters of the southern provinces, near Tan Tan. The migrants, who were heading to the Canary Islands, have received medical care before they were handed to the Royal Gendarmerie. Increasing numbers of migrants from Sub-Saharan Africa are trying the riskier Atlantic […]