CONFINTEA VII: King Mohammed VI proposes setting up of an African Institute for Lifelong Learning

King Mohammed VI has proposed the setting up of an African Institute for Lifelong Learning to strengthen South-South coordination and cooperation in the field of adult learning and lifelong education. The suggestion was made in the message he addressed to the UNESCO’s Seventh International Conference on Adult Education (CONFINTEA VII), held in Marrakech under the […]

US warns against long-term oil, gas projects in Africa, pledging support to Nigeria’s clean energy

Investing in long-term gas projects in Africa as countries wrestle with powering their development with clean energy may not be a very good idea, United States’ special envoy on climate John Kerry has noted, as African countries denounce developed nations’ pledge to curb fossil fuel investment is unfair. “We are not saying no gas,” he […]

Tunisia: Former PM Youssef Chahed suspected for backing sending of Tunisians to Syria

A former Tunisian lawmaker Tuesday finger-pointed prior Prime Minster Youssef Chahed for being involved in the sending of young Tunisians to war-torn Syria to fight in the ranks of radical terror groups, reports say. The accusation was laid by Fatma Mseddi, a former member of a parliamentary commission investigating networks suspected for sending Tunisian youth […]