China Africa partnership forum in Addis Ababa

Morocco’s King calls for adoption of proactive, preventive policies to preserve African citizens’ health & dignity

King Mohammed VI of Morocco has called for the adoption by African countries of proactive and preventive policies to preserve African citizens’ health and dignity. In a message addressed to participants in the First African Conference on Health Harm Reduction, held in Marrakech November 16 to 18, the Sovereign said that health is one of […]

Abidjan-based Nangui Abrogoua University, CERFAM ink research collaboration deal to tackle malnutrition, anger

Nangui Abrogoua University (UNA) in the Ivory capital Abidjan and Regional Center of Excellence against Hunger and Malnutrition (CERFAM), signed Tuesday an agreement to promote innovative researches aiming at implement new strategies to identify and promote policies and strategies to fight hunger, combat all forms of malnutrition and promote sustainable food systems in Africa, Abidjan.net […]

Mauritania’s former president gets 15 years in jail on corruption charges

An appeals court in Mauritania handed a 15-year jail sentence to former President Mohamed ould Abdel Aziz on charges including corruption and illicit enrichment. The sentence was increased from 5 years in jail in a first instance verdict against the President who ruled the country from 2009 to 2019. The court found that he had […]