World’s first malaria vaccine to be tested in sub-Saharan Africa in 2018
The world’s first malaria vaccine will be rolled out in pilot projects in sub-Saharan Africa in 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) disclosed late on […]
Month: November 2016
Morocco Forges Ahead on Path of Sustainability, Energy Transformation
Sustainable development and energy transformation were front and center at the energy day which kicked off in the Moroccan pavilion in COP22 Blue zone. With […]
Morocco: King Mohammed VI to launch diplomatic offensive in Ethiopia
King Mohammed VI of Morocco is set to pay a visit to Addis Ababa to drum up support for the Kingdom’s bid to return to […]
COP22: Gabon, Equatorial Guinea ink deal resolving border dispute
Gabon and Equatorial Guinea officials on the margins of COP22 in Marrakech on Wednesday, agreed on a compromise aimed at submitting to the International Court […]
More than half of Boko Haram fighters are not Nigerians
Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Yusuf Tukur Buratai, on Wednesday told the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Mohammed Ibn Chambas that 60 […]
South Sudan is our ‘enemy’ – Omar al-Bashir
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir is reported to have described the neighbouring South Sudan government as an ‘enemy’ to his country in an address to Sudanese […]
Africa Action Summit, a Milestone in Addressing Climate Change
The Africa Action Summit was held on November 16 in Marrakech with the participation of several African Heads of state and government and was wrapped […]
COP 22: Mugabe concerned about water situation in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean President, Robert Mugabe on Tuesday, expressed concern about the water situation in his country. The southern African nation is one of those adversely affected […]
Burundi seeks successor of UN envoy Jamal Benomar
Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza on Monday asked the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to appoint a new envoy after the government rejected Moroccan diplomat […]
Kenya sets ablaze 5,200 illegal firearms
Kenya government on Tuesday destroyed some 5,250 illegal firearms as part of efforts to fight crimes like cattle rustling, carjacking and threats from terrorism. According […]