Air pollution a “silent killer” in African cities, says study in run-up to COP27

With the UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP27, starting in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, next week, a recent study has found that air pollution in African cities is growing rapidly and is more deadly than feared, but green solutions could save tens of thousands of lives. Urban pollution has been largely neglected in Africa, according […]

Tunisia: Ennahdha Chief indicted with high treason

Rached Ghannouchi, leader of Tunisia’s largest opposition Ennahdha party, has been indicted with high treason based on articles 68 and 72 of the North African country’s Constitution. The Islamist leader was arrested last Monday following a lawsuit against him by the ministry of justice over a video in which he warned that the country will […]

U.S. donates Morocco 2 intensive care field hospital systems

The United States government, through AFRICOM, donated two field hospital systems to Morocco’s Ministry of Health at a ceremony held Friday at the Ministry of Health’s logistics depot in Salé. The first system is a five-bed Intensive Care Unit valued at $960,000 and the second system is a mobile emergency room valued at $700,000. These […]