Morocco to increase child allowances in 2026
Morocco is increasing its social protection spending for 2026, delivering $4 billion (36.92 billion Moroccan dirhams) up from the $3.61...
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Tunisia: protests demand closure of toxic chemical plant
Protests have intensified in Tunisia’s Gabès region as residents demand the closure of a state-owned phosphate chemical plant, Al Jazeera...
Tunisia: workers union strikes to protest toxic chemical plant
Protests in Tunisia have intensified over the past few days, as locals of the Gabès region are demanding the shutdown...
Morocco responds to gen Z with health and education boost
Morocco’s royal palace announced on October 19 that the kingdom will allocate 140 billion dirhams ($15 billion) to health and...
Nigeria: surge in attacks leaves civilians fleeing and at risk
Gunmen attacked a security convoy on the Gusau-Funtua road in Zamfara state, killing five police officers and three paramilitary personnel,...
Algeria and Uganda strengthen ties with cooperation agreement
In a landmark move to deepen their cooperation, Algeria’s Minister of Finance, Abdelkrim Bouzred, and his Ugandan counterpart Matia Kasaija...
Israeli attacks see West Bank surgeons prepare for intense care
West Bank surgeons have had to develop new skills to deliver emergency treatment, as Palestinians continue to face Israeli attacks...
Israeli tanks shell Al-Awda Hospital in Gaza
Al-Awda Hospital, one of the last remaining operational medical facilities in northern Gaza, was struck by Israeli tank fire overnight,...
Gaza’s final hospitals surrounded by Israeli forces
Two of the last operational hospitals in northern Gaza are surrounded by Israeli troops, effectively cutting off access to and...
Gaza’s hidden war: women’s health under siege
There is a 'hidden war' in Gaza and it is being fought on top of the bombardment of bombings by...
Morocco faces measles outbreak due to antivax misinformation
Misinformation and antivax beliefs at the forefront of Morocco's measles outbreak According to The Arab Weekly, since 2023 Morocco has...
Report says nearly 17 million Moroccans will be overweight by 2030
The World Obesity Atlas 2025 reports that obesity is continuing to grow at a high rate in Morocco. The study...
4 year old child the second victim of Uganda’s Ebola outbreak
A four-year-old child has died of Ebola in Uganda’s outbreak of the disease, which was announced in January 2025. According...
Child is second person to die in Ebola outbreak in Uganda
On March 1st, a four year old child became the second person to die in Uganda's recent Ebola outbreak. According...
More than 400 cases of cholera reported in Sudanese city
Health officials of Sudan said on February 20th that more than 400 cases of cholera had been found in the...
