WASHINGTON — Health care workers in Somalia suffer from high rates of anxiety, depression and stress because of their work with COVID-19 cases, a new study finds.The study was presented at a health research conference in the Somali town of Garowe last …
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UN Security Council has ‘concern’ over Burkina Faso, won’t say ‘coup’
UNITED NATIONS, The UN Security Council expressed “serious concern” over Burkina Faso’s“unconstitutional change of government” last month, but chose not to describe it as a military coup or even condemn it outright.After negotiations diplomatic sources…
Read moreEmerging Markets Rankings Show African Gains in Digital Readiness
Published by TDPel Media Leading African economies that have struggled to improve their infrastructure, business conditions and overall competitiveness are generally performing better against other emerging markets in areas that […]
Read moreCOVID-19 Researchers See Hope in Existing Drugs
VANCOUVER, CANADA — An international collaboration led by researchers in Canada and Brazil is applying innovative funding and testing methods to determine whether existing medications can provide cheaper and more effective treatments for COVID-19 and i…
Read moreEuropean Commission Called Upon to Support Morocco as Reliable Actor for Peace and Stability
In a question to the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, the MEP urged Brussels to support Morocco, whose historic role as a bridge builder is well…
Read moreSenegal welcomes home Nations Cup heroes after historic victory
Dakar, Some swung from a billboard frame. Others danced on the tarmac. As Senegal’s national soccer team touched down in the capital Dakar after winning their first Africa Cup of Nations, each of the thousands of faces there to welcome them home was ec…
Read moreMoroccans say farewell to boy who died in well – “the son of us all”
Rabat, Feb. 7 (BNA): Hundreds of mourners gathered to pay their final respects on Monday to the Moroccan boy who died on Saturday after a days-long effort to rescue him from a well that transfixed the country and many abroad.Five-year-old Rayan Awram f…
Read moreSouth Africa Jails Twins for Terrorism Over US Embassy Plot
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA — A South African court convicted and jailed twin brothers for terrorism on Monday over plans to attack the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria and join the Islamic State group, local media reported.Tony-Lee Thulsie and Brandon-Lee Thul…
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