First Independent Mena Newspaper
South Africa has just started clinical trial of a vaccine against Covid-19, the first on the continent. This candidate vaccine has been developed by Oxford University’s Jenner Institute and is already being tested in humans in Great Britain. The vaccine trial started on June 24 in Johannesburg, the commercial capital, and Pretoria, the national […]
The French Development Agency (AFD) will extend the Moroccan National Ports Agency (ANP) a loan worth €100 million loan (MAD 1.1 billion) destined to improve the competitiveness of Moroccan ports. The loan agreement was signed Thursday in Rabat in the presence of French ambassador to Morocco, Helene Le Gal. The two sides, which also signed […]
Tough times ahead for Morocco to cushion the impact of the coronavirus after head of the government Saad Eddine El Othmani asked public administrations to freeze hiring in all sectors next year with the exception of education, health and security. The move will follow a review of the budget law, which shall attach importance to […]
Morocco’s trade deficit shrunk 12% in May as the coronavirus pandemic reduced demand both for imports and exports, the foreign exchange agency said. The 16.9% drop in imports to $17 billion from January to May came as a result of a fall in all imports except cereals, the agency said. Exports however dwindled 20% to […]
The coronavirus has imposed the need for an amendment of the budget law that will gear focus to education, health, social protection and digital transformation. A cabinet meeting was chaired in this respect Wednesday by head of the Government Saad Eddine EL Othmani to discuss the broad line of the new appropriation bill. The restrictive […]
Humania, a private healthcare company, has secured a $108.5 million funding from international financial institutions to launch medical care projects in Morocco and Egypt. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) contributes $45 million to this project, while $ 63.5 million were mobilized from other investors, including $43.5 million from the Danish Investment Fund for Developing countries […]
Five Moroccan NGOs have benefited from the support of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to alleviate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on vulnerable local communities. The beneficiary civil society organizations are Association Ennakhil, Mouvement Alternatives Citoyenne (ALCI), Association Colombe Blanche pour les Droits des Personnes en Situation de Handicap (White Dove), Association […]
Algeria and its puppet, the Polisario Front, continue to divert the humanitarian aid sent by the EU for the populations in the Tindouf camps, southwestern Algeria, revealed an investigative article published by London-based news outlet EUToday. “Unfortunately, and despite promises from the European Commission to put an end to the diversion of humanitarian aid sent […]
The European Union and dozens of donor nations have pledged a total of $7.7 billion to help tackle the humanitarian crisis deepening in Syria and neighboring countries hosting millions of Syrian refugees as the coronavirus pandemic and economic crises compound the misery of nearly a decade of civil war. EU Crisis Management Commissioner Janez Lenarcic […]
French-Moroccan talent Noah Fatar has signed a three-year deal with France’s League 1 side Angers Sporting Club. The 18-year old forward has refused to sign his first professional contract with Lille Olympic Sporting Club (LOSC), where he was trained. Fatar played the UEFA Youth League three match for LOSC during 2019-2020 season and scored two […]