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The Algerian authorities have donated lately to Mauritania tons of highly toxic dates, posing serious health risks to consumers as these dates have been banned in the European Union, the United States, Canada and other countries. Instead of disposing properly of their home-grown hazardous products, the ruling Algerian junta chose to send a “poisonous gift” […]
Côte d’Ivoire is mulling plans to bring to 30 per cent the national production of medicine by 2025, up from current 6 per cent, Health Minister Pierre N’Gou Dimba said last Sunday. “In the roadmap that the President of the Republic gave me as Minister of Health, it is to increase from 6% to 30% […]
Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi won a confidence vote from the parliament for the recent cabinet shake-up that saw the entry of 11 new ministers. Lawmakers approved Mechichi’s new picks for the ministries of interior, justice, health, employment, industry, energy, agriculture, environment, sports, culture and land affairs. Mechichi conducted the reshuffle on Jan. 16 on […]
President Emmanuel Macron of France is expected in Algiers Wednesday, for his first visit since he took office in May, and a meeting with ailing President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika is on the schedule. However, nothing could be less certain. Actually, President Abdel Aziz Bouteflika, glued to a wheelchair since he suffered a stroke in 2013, […]
Euronews has recently published a report shedding light on some of the projects that turned out to be success stories at the continental level, making the kingdom a model to follow in Africa. “Morocco has been taking solid steps to apply its development strategy to improve its economic growth and presence in regional markets,” said […]
King Mohammed VI chaired, on Monday in Dakhla, the launch of several development programs worth nearly $3 billion that will be carried out in the Dakhla-Oued Ed-Dahab and Guelmim-Oued Noun regions. These outstanding projects are part of the global development model designed for the region and that was announced by the King from the Sahara […]
President Alpha Conde has set Guinea on a new path of economy recovery and investment attraction for his new mandate, new faces and highly qualified Guineans are vetted for the new vision, international veteran Malado Kaba will drive the country’s economic revival. Malado Kaba, 44, is branded as the flagship of the new the team […]
Tripoli-based General National Congress (GNC) Tuesday proposed its own Libyan-Libyan roadmap to end the political crisis in a counter move to the UN-supported plan which led to the approval of Libyan unity government in Morocco. The roadmap according to committee member Abdul-Gader Hawaili speaking at press conference includes formation of a new interim parliament made […]
The health of Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika who suffered a stroke and was flown to Paris on Saturday for further medical check-ups has raised speculations as to the political future of the country which seems in limbo. The health condition of President Bouteflika who was expected to run for the presidential elections scheduled in about […]
Pope Benedict XVI announced this Monday that he would be stepping down from office by the end of the current month, in an unexpected and unprecedented move in modern times. In a speech he delivered Monday before a church council, the Pope, 85, announced that he made his decision, which he described as “a decision […]