Morocco
Morocco hit by record drought - faces water and crop supply shortage
Rainfall is Morocco is down by over 40 per cent compared to usual levels. In addition, water reserves have dropped
Health
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Egypt
UN chief says situation in Gaza 'appalling and apocalyptic'
At a Cairo conference aimed at increasing humanitarian aid, in a speech by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, remarks read out
Egypt
Egypt and Turkey hold talks on Ethiopia and Libya in sign of growing ties
Officials from the foreign ministries of Egypt and Turkey convened this week to discuss Somalia, Libya, and broader cooperation in
Morocco
Africa CDC approves first locally manufactured PCR test for mpox made in Morocco
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has approved the first locally manufactured PCR test for mpox,
Egypt
Turkish/Egyptian doctor faces deportation from Morocco to Egypt
A Turkish-Egyptian dual citizen, Dr. Abdelbaset Abdallah Mohamed al-Imam, was detained upon arrival in Morocco this week and is facing
Libya
Libya signs raft of cooperation deals with Italy
Libya and Italy signed multiple cooperation agreements this week, targeting development, investments, and infrastructure in a sign of strengthening ties
Egypt
WHO declares Egypt malaria-free
Egypt has officially been certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization (WHO), an achievement hailed as "truly historic"
Sudan
Sudan's war displaces 14M as cholera outbreak kills hundreds
Sudan is facing one of the world’s most severe humanitarian crisis as the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces
Morocco
U.S. pharma company Siga to supply mpox therapy to Morocco marking first African sale
New York-based pharma company, Siga Technologies, announced this week it will be supplying its mpox antiviral therapy to Morocco in
Sudan
UN alarmed by fast-rising cholera cases across war-torn Sudan
U.N. health officials are alarmed after Sudan’s health ministry confirmed cholera cases have increased by almost 40% across
Algeria
Southern Algeria suffers malaria and diphtheria outbreak
Southern Algeria is facing significant outbreaks of malaria and diphtheria, severely impacting the wilayas of In Guezzam and Bordj Badji
Africa
Mpox is not under control in Africa, warns Africa CDC
The mpox outbreak in Africa remains uncontrolled, with cases still rising in several countries, the Africa Centres for Disease Control
Algeria
Algeria requests emergency UNSC session on Lebanon
Slovenia, the UNSC's term president, announced on Wednesday that Algeria's request for an emergency meeting has