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Morocco seeks to host African Medicines Agency

Morocco is undertaking a charm offensive to win support for its bid to host the headquarters of the African Medicines Agency, an institution that aims at enhancing regulatory oversight and facilitating access to safe and affordable medicines across the continent. Morocco has already won the support of many African countries for its bid. Recently the […]

Morocco’s air power to be enhanced with 24 Apache Helicopters

US Boeing Company has said that the 24 AH-64E Apache helicopters, ordered by Morocco, will be delivered to the Royal Air Forces in 2024. “We are proud to provide this best-in-class capability to Morocco”, said on Thursday Jeff Shockey, vice president of Boeing Defense in a press release. In 2019, US State Department approved the […]

Mauritania: Eight People Killed in Alms Distribution Event

At least eight elderly women died Wednesday in a stampede at a charity event in the Mauritanian capital Nouakchott. “At least eight people were killed, all elderly women, and two dozen others were injured,” a medical source said. The dreadful incident reportedly occurred in the compound of a rich Muslim man where people were invited […]