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Morocco has called on Africans to take control of the instruments of their health sovereignty, especially so as the continent has all necessary human resources. The call was launched by Morocco’s Minister of Youth, Culture, and Communication, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, at the opening Wednesday in Sale, Rabat’s twin city, of the 8th General Assembly of […]
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) highlighted Tuesday Morocco’s proven track record in hosting major international football events, as it is set to stage the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2025). “Morocco’s selection as the host for AFCON 2025 is no surprise,” CAF wrote in a statement published on its official website. From the […]
President John Dramani Mahama of Ghana has named a retired national security official, Lieutenant Colonel Larry Gbevlo-Lartey, as his special envoy to the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), signaling a desire to renew dialogue with neighboring junta-led nations, reported Reuters. The AES, comprising Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso, was formed last July after military takeovers […]
The Final Draw for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Morocco 2025 will be held in Rabat on 27 January 2025, where the 24 qualifying teams will discover their group-stage opponents. The event will be attended by representatives of the competing nations. The draw will place the teams into six groups of four, […]
The President of the Parliament of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC), Evariste Ngamana, reiterated the organization’s constant support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara on Monday in Rabat. This came during talks the visiting CEMAC President held with Speaker of the Upper House, Mohamed Ould Errachid, on Monday in Rabat, the […]
The four Moroccan truck drivers, who went missing last Saturday at the Burkina Faso-Niger border, have been found Monday “safe and sound” and they are on their way to the Moroccan embassy in Niger, according to Hespress online news website. Thanks to the combined efforts made by Moroccan diplomacy and External Security Agency in coordination […]
Audrey Azoulay, the Director-General of UNESCO, has strongly condemned on January 20 the killing of Sudanese journalist Ahmed Yusuf Arabi, who was shot dead in Khartoum on 12 January 2024. Arabi, a reporter for Blue Nile TV Channel, was reportedly killed when armed individuals, dressed in military uniforms, raided his home in Omdurman and shot […]
President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced on Monday that a sample from Tanzania’s remote Kagera region tested positive for Marburg disease, validating World Health Organization (WHO) warnings from mid-January. While Tanzanian authorities initially denied the presence of Marburg after eight people in Kagera died from what WHO suspected to be the disease, subsequent investigations have now […]
Morocco and the Central African Republic have examined this Monday in Rabat military cooperation between the two countries and prospects for expanding this cooperation to other areas of common interest. The topics were discussed at meetings held by General Zéphirin Mamadou, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces and Commander of the Bangui Autonomous Defense […]
Four Moroccan drivers and three trucks went missing on the border between Dori in Burkina Faso and Tera in Niger, well-informed sources said. The drivers on board the three trucks left Dori towards Tera unprotected and unescorted despite the risk of terrorist activity in the area, the sources said. On January 11, 18 Burkinabe soldiers […]