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A team of specialists at the Moulay Youssef Hospital Center in Rabat successfully performed on Tuesday the first-ever surgical procedure to treat tricuspid valve insufficiency. This complex operation, which lasted nearly five hours, was supervised by Professor Mohamed Laaroussi, head of the cardiac surgery department at the Ibn Sina University Hospital in Rabat, in collaboration […]
Morocco’s ONCF has chosen France’s Alstom, Spain’s CAF, and South Korea’s Hyundai Rotem as manufacturers of its tender to buy 168 trains, including high-speed, intercity and urban trains. The new trains will help ONCF renew its existing fleet and accommodate for traffic growth, the rail operator said in a statement. It also added that the […]
Marsa Maroc, Morocco’s leading port operator, said it will be operating the western terminal at Nador West Med port for a concession period of 25 years. The terminal will be the second to be operated by Marsa Maroc after the eastern terminal concession it won in June last year. The first phase investment in the […]
Recent expulsions of French military forces from several African nations, including Ivory Coast, Chad, and Niger, underscore a growing shift in the region’s geopolitical dynamics, fueled by Russian disinformation campaigns, according to analysts. Analysts believe that the Kremlin has been a key driver of the anti-French sentiment, using digital platforms to manipulate public opinion across […]
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) and East African Community (EAC) have appointed three distinguished former leaders to facilitate peace negotiations in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a joint statement released Monday evening. Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, and former Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn will lead the […]
Sub-Saharan Africa remains the world’s most expensive region when it comes to transferring remittances, with an average cost of transferring money of 8.37% in the second quarter of 2024, according to the World Bank’s most recent report. This cost remains significantly above the global average, despite the increasing importance of remittances in the region’s economies. […]
The Trump administration is weighing a significant restructuring of the US military presence in Africa, potentially downsizing the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) as part of broader Pentagon reforms. The proposal under consideration would transfer AFRICOM to a subordinate position under US European Command (EUCOM), significantly reducing its influence over military operations across Africa. AFRICOM, which […]
The Attorney General’s Office revealed on Tuesday February 25 that the Public Prosecutor has successfully identified the individual responsible for the recent assassination attempt on Cabinet Minister, Adel Juma. The prosecutor confirmed that the suspect had fled the country to neighboring Tunisia. The Public Prosecutor has issued an arrest warrant and taken steps to apprehend […]
FIFA has officially inaugurated on February 25 its first-ever Talent Academy in Africa, located in Nouakchott, Mauritania, with the aim of unearthing football talents and fostering the development of the sport in the country. The academy, based at the headquarters of the Mauritania Football Federation (FFRIM), highlights the nation’s growing prominence in global football and […]
President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher raised the need for an expanded French consular service that covers the Moroccan Sahara, which he called the Southern Provinces of Morocco. The call echoes a previous promise by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot during president Macron’s visit to Rabat in October 2024. Since Paris backed Morocco’s sovereignty […]