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Moroccan school of engineering sciences will open a branch in Nouakchott under an agreement sealed Monday between the Moroccan academic institution and Mauritania’s Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research. The agreement will enhance further Moroccan-Mauritanian academic cooperation, a key pillar of their partnership which is gaining momentum under the leadership of King Mohammed VI […]
At least eight people lost their lives and 14 others sustained injuries on Monday, September 29, when a passenger bus overturned on a desert road in Minya Province, southern Egypt, according to the Ministry of Health and Population. The bus was en route from Minya to Cairo when the incident occurred. Authorities confirmed that the […]
Morocco’s economy achieved 5.5% growth during the second quarter of 2025 compared to 3% in the corresponding 2024 period, driven by secondary sector expansion and domestic demand within controlled inflation contexts. The High Commission for Planning’s national accounts data highlights significant acceleration across multiple economic sectors. Non-agricultural activities recorded 5.5% volume growth while agricultural sector […]
Libya’s Ministry of Economy and Trade has launched on Monday, September 29, the “Entrepreneurs Skills and Solutions Project” aiming to enhance youth employment and strengthen the private sector through targeted skills development. The initiative, unveiled during a workshop in Tripoli, brought together ministry undersecretaries, representatives from chambers of commerce, international training organizations, and university innovation […]
Intelligence agencies from Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso are reportedly set to release names of senior Nigerian political figures allegedly financing terrorism and aiding arms trafficking in West Africa, according to multiple regional sources. The unprecedented move follows coordinated security operations under the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), a bloc formed by the three countries […]
Dozens of Zambian farmers have filed a landmark $220 million lawsuit against Chinese mining company Sino-Metals Leach (SML), alleging that a catastrophic toxic spill in February devastated their land, poisoned water sources, and endangered public health. The suit follows the collapse of a mining waste dam near Kitwe, in Zambia’s Copperbelt, which released tens of […]
A senior delegation from the Board of Directors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) started Monday a five-day working visit to Morocco. The visit is part of a regular series of consultations that enable EBRD Board Directors to discuss local economic priorities and maintain close dialogue with the authorities and the private […]
Sudan’s brutal civil war is entering a far deadlier phase, as advanced weaponry — including surface-to-air missile systems and suicide drones — floods the battlefield, raising alarms about civilian air safety and regional destabilization, according to a Washington Post investigation and confidential arms reports. Paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) now wield SA-7s, a type of […]
The European Union has announced a funding package of nearly €545 million (approximately $638 million) to support renewable energy initiatives across Africa, aimed at expanding electricity access, strengthening regional power grids, and advancing the continent’s transition to clean energy. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled the commitment in a video message during the […]
Senegal’s Minister of Health, Ibrahima Sy, announced on Sunday, 29 September 2025, that a recent outbreak of Rift Valley fever (RVF) in the northern Saint-Louis region has resulted in seven deaths. Speaking at an epidemic control meeting, Sy said health authorities are working closely with the livestock department to strengthen preventive and control strategies to […]