Moroccan Ihsane Ben Yahya Elected Head of World Dental Federation

Moroccan dental Professor Ihsane Ben Yahya has been named president-elect of the International Dental Federation (FDI) during its General Assembly held Sept.8 in San Francisco, USA. Ben Yahia has been an FDI Council member since 2013. She will serve a two-year term before assuming the FDI presidency in 2021. “I will spare no effort to […]

De-dollarization in Africa: could BRICS currencies challenge greenback?

A recent report by Sputnik Africa claiming that the use of the Russian ruble for trade between Russia and Africa has more than doubled since 2022 is challenged by other sources that report a sharp dip in the share of ruble payments from 23.7% in mid-2022 to 12.7% in mid-2023. Russian ruble usage in international […]

Moroccan Najat Rochdi Gets another High Profile UN Job

Moroccan Najat Rochdi has been appointed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres as his new Deputy Special Representative for the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). She will also serve as United Nations Resident Coordinator, Humanitarian Coordinator and Resident Representative of the UN Development Programme (UNDP). Ms. Rochdi replaces Fabrizio […]