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Morocco to receive 2 million more Sinopharm doses as it extends inoculation to people aged 50

Morocco is expecting 2 million doses of China’s Sinopharm vaccine after it opened vaccination to people aged +50 as part of a sustained vaccination campaign to reach collective immunity. The new vaccine shipment will bring total Sinopharm jabs delivered to Morocco to 4.5 million. The new arrival is also part of a Chinese vow to […]

Transports at heart of Casablanca’s facelift ahead of 2030 World Cup

Casablanca’s public transport authority, Casa Transport, has issued an international tender to update the city’s Urban Mobility Plan as part of an eight‑month strategic study designed to map out an integrated transport vision through 2030. The move comes as Morocco’s economic capital prepares for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, which it will co‑host with Spain […]

Nigeria sends peacekeepers to Gambia

Nigeria said it will deploy 197 peacekeepers to Gambia to back the ECOWAS’s peace and stability mandate. Troops from ECOWAS entered The Gambia in January 2017 following long-time Gambian President Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to step down after losing the 2016 presidential election to Adama Barrow. This intervention ultimately resolved the 2016-17 Gambian constitutional crisis, and […]