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Survivors of terrorism joined UN officials in hosting a virtual high-level event marking the fourth annual International Day of Remembrance of and Tribute to Victims of Terrorism on Friday. The event included keynote speeches, an interactive session led by prominent victims’ advocates and a premiere screening of the film “Surviving Terrorism: The Power of Connections”. […]
One in two children around the world live in conditions exposing them to the extremely harmful effects of climate change, with those in the Central African Republic, Chad, Nigeria, Guinea, and Guinea-Bissau jeopardized the most, the UN Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) said on Friday. In a study titled “The Climate Crisis Is a Child Rights […]
Head of the African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) welcomed Morocco’s plan to manufacture Covid-19 vaccines locally, saying that the continent stands to benefit from this step. Speaking following talks in Rabat with Morocco’s Foreign Minister, CDC chief John Nkengasong commended the efforts made by Morocco which so far vaccinated 45% of its […]
The Atlas Lions of Morocco will play Ghana, Comoros and Gabon for the group matches of the 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be played in Cameroon. The African football governing body, CAF, drew the groups Tuesday in the Cameroonian capital Yaoundé, one of the five cities to host the various matches of the […]
Sudan will hand over to the International Criminal Court (ICC) several of its former leaders, including deposed autocrat Omar al-Bashir, wanted for crimes against humanity and war crimes during the conflict in Darfur, the country’s foreign minister said on Wednesday. “The Council of Ministers has decided to hand over the wanted persons to the International […]
Two Moroccan airports were ranked in the top ten best airports in Africa by Skytrax, an international air transport rating organization. Marrakech-Menara airport and the Mohammed V airport of Casablanca were ranked respectively as fifth and sixth best airports in Africa, according to the ranking of the best African airports in 2021. Cape Town Airport […]
Morocco tops the list of the five fastest-growing economies in Africa in 2021, Global Data, an international consulting and data analysis firm, said Monday in its latest report. Global Data expects the Kingdom to record a 5.19% growth rate, i.e. the highest rate on the continent in 2021. With this predicted GDP growth […]
Sudan, which has a large electricity deficit, wants to obtain supplies from Ethiopia, which is completing the construction of the GERD, the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. Despite the conflict between Egypt and Sudan on the one hand, and Ethiopia on the other, over the distribution of the waters of the Nile, it seems that Addis […]
Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, founder of the divided Ivorian People’s Front (FPI), proposed on Monday the creation of a new political party, according to a FPI statement issued after a meeting of its leadership. Mr. Gbagbo denounced during this meeting “the behavior” of his former Prime Minister, Pascal Affi N’Guessan, president of the so-called […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has highlighted, in a research study, the key factors of the success of the Moroccan Green Plan (PVM) and the lessons to be drawn from this strategy. These key factors include the institutional environment and legal reforms that have attracted the private sector, as well as the experience of […]