Africa Covid-19

NGO HSF appeals for Morocco’s King help to save hundreds of people expelled by Algeria & stranded in desert

International NGO “Horizon Sans Frontières” has called for the “natural leadership of King Mohammed VI” to launch the African initiative on international migration for a better management of youth people seeking dignified future, while “nearly 1,000 sub-Saharan migrants, expelled by Algeria to the border with Niger, are suffering in the desert.” According to the NGO, […]

South Africa’s unemployment rate surges to 33.5% in H1 2024

South Africa’s official unemployment rate rose to 33.5% in the first half this year as the economic outlook worsens. The country, once Africa’s largest economy, has failed to curb inequalities amid widespread criminality and infrastructure bottlenecks. Unemployment in South Africa is now one of the highest globally and has exceeded Covid-19 levels, when a lockdown […]

Private clinic operator Oncorad raises $45 mln to finance its growth

Moroccan private clinic operator Oncorad raised 45 million dollars via private equity funds France’s Stoa and Morocco’s CDG Invest as part of an effort to fund its expansion plan, it said. Oncorad plans to have 30 clinics by 2026 as it sees a pressing need to fill in shortages in private hospitals especially in remote […]