Tunisia: AfDB approves €104m to modernize road infrastructure

The African Development Bank, AfDB, agreed Monday to allocate to Tunisia a credit line worth 103.95 million euros earmarked for the second phase of a road infrastructure project (PMIR-II) in the North African country. The credit will be used to rehabilitate 230.6 km of road in five governorates according to Minister of Equipment and Housing […]

Mozambique: The port of Mocimboa da Praia welcomes its first ship since the jihadist occupation

For the first time in two years, the port of Mocimboa da Praia in the gas-rich province of Cabo Delgado welcomed a commercial ship, a sign of a gradual return to normalcy for the province, which has been plagued by a jihadist insurgency for five years. Two years ago, the port of Mocimboa da Praia […]

COVID-19: Morocco authorizes emergency use of Merck’s Molnupiravir

Morocco has authorized the emergency use of Molnupiravir, becoming one of the first countries in the world to approve this antiviral drug developed by the US pharmaceutical company Merck. The announcement was made by Director of Medicines and Pharmacy at the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Ms. Bouchra Meddah. The protocol for the treatment […]