Ethiopia: Two aid workers killed near border with South Sudan

Two people working for a US-based charity have been killed by unidentified gunmen, in Gambella, Ethiopia. The gunmen ambushed and attacked a team of Action Against Hunger during a transit from pediatric Nutrition Stabilization Center in Nguenyyiel Refugee Camp. Two members of the team died in the attack, the NGO said, adding it has suspended […]

Covid-19: Morocco’s ventilator “iVent” goes into clinical trials

The ventilator developed by Moroccan scientists for critically-ill covid-19 patients is currently undergoing clinical tests to prove its efficiency, safety and performance. Dubbed “iVent, this breathing machine, which has become a hot commodity with the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic, has been made by a team of Moroccan experts from Research Institute for Solar Energy and […]

Tunisian Jews on a pilgrimage

Tunisian Jews and others from around the world are getting ready for the pilgrimage, beginning on Friday, to the El Ghriba Synagogue for their annual festivities, to celebrate the end of Passover. The synagogue is on the island of Djerba and it’s considered to be the oldest in Africa. The pilgrimage to the island has […]