Argan tree in Morocco

South Sudan: embassies warn of new violence ahead of Pope’s historic visit

British, Norwegian and the US embassies have expressed grave concerns about possible new fighting in South Sudan’s Upper Nile State just a day before the planned arrival of Pope Francis on Friday (3 February) for his first visit to the conflict-torn country. The warning by the so-called Troika Embassies about the possible fresh violence has […]

Africa stands to benefit from Morocco’s vaccine manufacturing

Morocco has unveiled a landmark deal to produce Africa’s first Covid-19 vaccines in partnership with China’s Sinopharm and made it clear that the goals are meeting self-sufficiency in key vaccines and exporting to the rest of the continent. The North African country is expected to start production with 5 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine […]

Coronavirus: Maghreb Countries reinforce preventive measures

Maghreb Countries are reinforcing preventive measures against the spread of the COVID-19, with Morocco asking its citizens to stay home and to limit their movement to essential errands, Tunisia imposing a curfew nationwide and Algeria banning demonstrations. In Morocco, one of the first countries in the world to apprehend the scale of coronavirus outbreak and […]