Tunisia: Protests erupt in several cities against general lockdown

Hundreds of Tunisians staged Sunday protests in several cities of the North African country to boycott the new general lockdown measures in place to curb contaminations of the COVID-19 virus.   The government’s decision of nation-wide night curfew and general lockdown for one week, starting May 9 and covering Eid al-Fitr came into effect Sunday […]

Africa CDC urges Western countries to boost funding for Mpox response

The head of the African Union’s health agency urged the West to learn from the Covid-19 pandemic and avoid abandoning Africa amid the mpox epidemic. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared mpox a global emergency in August 2024, due to the spread of the new Clade 1b strain in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), […]

Morocco’s Tourism Resilient despite Regional Turmoil, Minister  

Morocco’s tourism shows resilience with expectations to grow by 2% this year, despite unwarranted fears created by confusions over the turmoil that is plaguing several countries in the region, said the Moroccan tourism Minister, Lahcen Haddad. The Minister, who was speaking to Jeune Afrique Magazine, noted that instability in the region has slightly taken a […]