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Morocco ranked 1st in Africa in macroeconomic integration in “Africa Regional Integration Index 2019”, published lately by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Union Commission. With a score of 0.809, Morocco takes the lead in the continent macroeconomic integration. Mauritius came in the second place followed […]
The Tunisian army has secretly repatriated 25 Indian nationals stranded in the North African country amid covid-19 pandemic, Tribune India reports. The group of 25 Indians touched down at Gandhi International Airport in Delhi on a special military aircraft on Saturday, the media says. The plane was on its way to bring back home Tunisian […]
Rabat-based Bayt Mal Al-quds Agency has provided medical assistance to hospitals in the holy city of Al Quds to strengthen the capacity of these hospitals to cope with the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The assistance includes prevention kits, masks, disinfectants, protective suits and other medical equipment required in emergency, isolation and quarantine units. Bayt […]
Spanish newspaper El Mundo commended the efforts made by Morocco, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, to manage the COVID-19 health crisis and limit the spread of the pandemic. In an article published under the title “The Task Force of H.M. King Mohammed VI Curbs the Spread of the Virus”, the daily newspaper noted […]
The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, has lent Tunisia €18.3 million earmarked for the fight against the COVID-19 health crisis. The Tunisian cabinet Friday validated the loan, which was signed on May 11. The North African country needs $157 million in addition to external sources to roll out anti-covid-19 national policy. The IBRD […]
The repatriation of Moroccans stranded in the enclaves of Ceuta and Melillia continued Friday bring back home some 300 Moroccans from Ceuta. After an initial repatriation operation from Melillia was carried out last weekend, some 300 other people were repatriated from Ceuta on Friday. According to Moroccan authorities, around 150 to 200 other Moroccans are […]
The US, Canada and many European countries are trying to lure doctors including Moroccans to migrate offering them facilitated migration process and financial advantages as they seek to bridge the gap in physicians created by the coronavirus outbreak. French media said that there was a race between European laboratories and hospitals to attract Moroccan, Tunisian […]
The ventilator developed by Moroccan scientists for critically-ill covid-19 patients is currently undergoing clinical tests to prove its efficiency, safety and performance. Dubbed “iVent, this breathing machine, which has become a hot commodity with the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic, has been made by a team of Moroccan experts from Research Institute for Solar Energy and […]
The number of people a coronavirus positive case can infect dropped to 0.8 nationwide amid a partial confinement that runs until June 10. Prime Minister Saad Eddine EL Othmani had said that easing the lockdown hinges on lowering the transmission rate and the mortality rate, which now stands below 3%. By Friday, industrial clusters continued […]
Four Covid-19 related projects designed by four Moroccan universities have been selected by l’Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) to receive grants from the agency’s €1 million fund for COVID-19 research, AUF said in a press release issued this Friday. The Moroccan projects are among 92 projects from 87 member institutions in 44 countries that […]