AMISOM hands over weapons captured from Al-Shabaab to Somalia

Post-disaster: Malawi needs $ 381 million to rebuild the country

Cyclone-hit Malawi will need 290 billion Malawian kwacha (more than $ 381 million) for reconstruction work, according to a post-disaster needs assessment conducted by the government. According to Everton Chimulirenji, Vice-President of the Republic of Malawi, also in charge of disaster risk management, the government is committed to improve resilience to such events, to improve […]

Botswana: A fiercely contested presidential election

Election campaigns in Botswana close on Tuesday ahead of Wednesday’s presidential, parliamentary and local elections that may unseat the ruling party of over five decades. About one million voters will be choosing members of the national assembly and local authorities. All eyes will be on the presidency, where incumbent Mokgweetsi Masisi is facing a challenge […]

Distribution of Morocco’s medical aid to Palestinians in Gaza starts

The distribution of Moroccan medical aid, dispatched to the Palestinians in the Gaza strip, on instructions of King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Quds Committee, started on Tuesday. The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) received at the “Karam Abu Salem” crossing 40 tons of medical supplies, including devices for treating burns, surgical and traumatological emergencies, […]