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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will miss the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) summit planned to take place late this month in Tunis, after the Japanese state-run news Kyodo News announced he contracted COVID-19. Kishida tested positive to the virus on Sunday at the end of his summer break. He, commenced working […]
The Moroccan Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday the end of the second wave of Omicron, after two consecutive weeks of “low green” vigilance level of COVID-19 community circulation and the beginning of the post-wave phase or the fourth intermediate period. “Morocco has experienced a fourth wave of community circulation of COVID-19 that lasted 11 […]
As Kenyans head to the polls on August 9, East Africa’s largest economy could be headed for tough times. With the country’s currency having depreciated sharply, Kenya’s Treasury will face difficulty paying back its huge dollar-denominated debt. Kenya is among developing countries facing an economic crisis, according to a recent report released by Moody’s Investors […]
King Mohammed VI on Saturday delivered a speech to the Nation on the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of the Sovereign’s accession to the throne of his glorious ancestors. Here follows the full text of the royal speech: “Praise be to God, May peace and blessings be upon the Prophet, His Kith and Kin Dear […]
The Moroccan Government decided this Wednesday at at cabinet’s meeting to extend the state of health emergency until September 30, 2022, to continue to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of measures taken by public authorities to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Government Council examined and adopted a draft decree, presented by the […]
As the World Health Organization (WTO) announces the next step in its distribution of the world’s first authorized malaria vaccine in three African countries, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, arguably the vaccine’s biggest backer, has raised concerns about its value. WHO endorsed the vaccine, sold by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) as Mosquirix, in fall 2021 as […]
The global economic outlook is “darkening”, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday, citing the war in Ukraine and the “commodity price shocks” it has caused among the main reasons. The IMF plans to publish later this month “a further downgrade” to its growth forecasts “for both 2022 and 2023”, […]
Morocco’s Health Ministry has recommended a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine for senior citizens and for individuals suffering from chronic diseases to lower their risk of contracting the virus. The new recommendation, which is part of a new update of the national vaccination strategy in the fight against the ongoing pandemic, comes as the country […]
The Moroccan Government decided this Thursday at the cabinet’s weekly meeting to extend the state of health emergency until July 31, 2022, to continue to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of measures taken by public authorities to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Government Council examined and adopted, this June 23, a draft […]
The Moroccan Government decided this Thursday at the cabinet’s weekly meeting to extend the state of health emergency until June 30, 2022, to continue to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of measures taken by public authorities to stem the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Government Council examined and adopted, this May 26, a draft […]