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United States’ accusations leveled against South Africa that it had been secretly selling weapons to Russia has sent the African country’s currency tumbling to record low on Thursday (11 May). The US ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigety, accused the country on Thursday of providing weapons and ammunition to Russia for its war in Ukraine […]
Some 200,000 people have now fled Sudan to neighboring countries and hundreds of thousands more have been displaced inside the country, trying to escape bloody fighting that has been ongoing for almost a month, the United Nations said on Friday (12 May). “As violence in Sudan continues for a fourth week, nearly 200,000 refugees and […]
The European Parliament has decried the Algerian authorities’ crackdown on media freedom, calling for the immediate and unconditional release of all those arbitrarily detained for exercising their right to freedom of expression, including journalist Ihsane El-Kadi. In a resolution passed with overwhelming majority, EP urged the Algerian regime to respect press freedom and amend the […]
Cote d’Ivoire’s economic capital Abidjan will on October 04-07 “ECO CIR 2023”; the African continent’s summit on Circular Economy. The event is backed by the Abidjan Autonomous District headed by Robert Beugré Mambé. The district has positioned itself as an important player in the promotion and development of the circular economy in the West African […]
Egypt’s Health Minister Khaled Abdel Ghaffar and his Portuguese counterpart Manuel Pizarro signed Thursday a cooperation protocol to upgrade health and pharmaceutical sectors, Egypt Independent reports. There are no details about the agreement but Ghaffar reportedly indicated that the visit of his Portuguese counterpart and his delegation aims at deepening the partnership and cooperation in […]
The National Directorate of Insurance of Gabon (DNA) has retrieved operation permits from several insurance companies over unprofessional attitudes, Gabon Review reports. 11 entities in total including Solanus Casey Assurances, ACIP, Wellington Insurance Brokers Ltd Gabon, Bethel S.C.A, Contacts Assurances, Capital Assurances, Solidarity Assurances, are facing the ban. The decision, media notes, came late April […]
After suffering pressure from the army, the Algerian under 17-year-old football team lost 3-0 to Morocco which made it to the semi-finals and to the World Cup while showing empathy and sportsmanship on the pitch after their victory. The Algerian under-aged footballers have suffered enormous pressure by a military junta that portrayed the match as […]
Tunisia and South Korea signed Thursday in Tunis several agreements in multiple areas including investment and trade, ahead of the second Economic Forum between the two countries, Tunisie Numerique reports. Najla Bouden, Tunisia’s Premier, the media notes, received a high-key South Korea delegation headed by Park Heong Joon, who doubles as Mayor of Busan Metropolitan […]
Morocco reinforces its firefighting capacities with the reception of a 6th Canadair water bomber, while two others will be delivered soon, defense news portal FAR Maroc said. Hit by the worst drought in decades and the hottest year in over four decades, Morocco fought 500 wildfires that affected over 22,000 hectares last year. This year, […]
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 […]