Moroccan health minister Khalid-Ait-Taleb

DRC hopes to leverage SADC regional forces to push back M23 rebels

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is reportedly hoping soldiers from the 10-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) will help it regain ground from the M23 militia in the lawless east. Troops from the regional bloc SADC, including from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi, have been discreetly arriving in DRC since the […]

Mali junta slams France for allegedly sending weapons to Islamist militants

Mali has accused France of violating its airspace and supporting “terrorist groups” by delivering weapons to armed groups, the latest in a barrage of accusations that have strained the relationship between the West African country and the former colonial power. In a recent letter to the UN Security Council’s president, Mali’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Abdoulaye […]

AfDB renews commitment to support a socially inclusive, sustainable recovery in Morocco

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has renewed its commitment to support a socially inclusive and ecologically sustainable recovery in Morocco, said the Bank country manager for Morocco Brice Mikponhoue. Speaking at the opening of a remotely-held seminar on social and environmental safeguards that frame AfDB’s operations in the Kingdom, Mikponhoue said that this joint event […]