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Morocco has started a campaign to airlift medical aid to help 15 African countries counter the coronavirus outbreak in a new expression of intra-African solidarity, which Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, has championed through rhetoric and actions. The medical aid has already reached many countries in a list of brotherly nations including […]
Mauritanian Foreign Minister Ismaël ould Cheikh Ahmed has welcomed the decision made by King Mohammed VI to dispatch medical aid to 15 African countries, including Mauritania, to help them in their fight against the coronavirus health crisis, saying the royal decision responds perfectly to the national and regional context. The Foreign Minister’s remarks came after […]
The presidents of Somalia and the former province of British Somalia that seceded in 1991, called Somaliland, met face to face for the first time on Sunday June 14 in Djibouti. Officially, it was a “consultation summit” intended, above all, to open negotiations on the conflictual relations between the two capitals. After being greeted on […]
Two Egyptian peacekeepers were killed by “unidentified” gunmen in northern Mali on Saturday June 13. UN soldiers were providing security for a MINUSMA logistics convoy that was bivouacking when gunfire erupted. The peacekeepers returned fire, a UN statement said. The logistical convoy was linking Tessalit and Gao (North) when it was attacked at around 7 […]
In Burundi, after the death of President Pierre Nkurunziza earlier last week, the Constitutional Court had to choose between an interim president, namely the Speaker of the National Assembly, in accordance with article 121 of the Constitution, or an interpretation of the Constitution that allows for the immediate induction of the elected president. The suspense […]
The Permanent Representatives of several African countries to the African Union welcomed the initiative of King Mohammed VI to grant medical aid to support sisterly African nations in their efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. African diplomats expressed their heartfelt thanks to the Monarch and lauded the Kingdom’s active solidarity with the African continent. “Our […]
The flights carrying the medical aid that Morocco decided to grant to several African countries at the order of King Mohammed VI to assist them cope with the COVID-19 health crisis started arriving in the beneficiary states. Thus, a flight of Royal Air Maroc landed Sunday afternoon at the international airport of Nouakchott. Mauritanian Minister […]
Africa, which has been spared the mass outbreak seen in China, Europe and elsewhere, is now facing the real risk of the virus spreading rapidly beyond capital cities underscoring the risk of weak health infrastructure. As the virus spreads to Africa’s rural areas, “a lack of tests and other supplies was hampering responses,” said WHO’s […]
King Mohammed VI has ordered the shipment of medical aid to help 15 African countries in their efforts to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, the foreign ministry said. The medical aid is made of nearly 8 million facemasks, 900,000 face shields, 600,000 hygiene caps, 60,000 protective clothing and 30,000 liters of sanitizers in addition to […]
The Moroccan government has reaffirmed its firm commitment to the stability, peace and socioeconomic development of the Sahel region, which is facing major security challenges, political instability and food crisis. During the 1st ministerial meeting of the International Coalition for the Sahel, held lately via videoconference, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said the North African Kingdom […]