Morocco was elected on Friday in the person of Nadia Annouz, Vice-President of the National Authority for Probity, Prevention, and Fight against Corruption, as a member of the African Union Advisory Board Against Corruption (AUABC) for a 6-year term. The election took place during the 45th session of the AU Executive Council held in Accra, Ghana. This election testifies to the model expertise of Moroccan profiles in the fight against corruption at national and continental level. Morocco is represented at the AU Executive Council 45th ordinary session by a delegation led by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. The Executive Council is also expected to adopt the AU budget for 2025.

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Here, The New Arab looks at how some parts of the Middle East and North Africa have been affected by the outage. United Arab EmiratesThe UAE foreign ministry said that its electronic systems were functioning normally again following the global cyber outage. TurkeyTurkish Airlines announced on Friday it cancelled 84 flights after the global IT outage. Most of the Turkish flagship carrier's cancelled flights were domestic and to and from Europe. Royal Air MarocRoyal Air Maroc said its website and mobile app were operational once more following disruptions caused by the IT outage.

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Gambling Industry in South Africa 2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. This report on the gambling industry in South Africa includes casinos, limited payout machines, bingo, lotteries, horse racing and sports betting. Key Market InsightsThe South African gambling industry recorded strong revenue growth in the year to end-March 2023, driven the growing popularity of sports betting. Illegal online gambling is difficult to monitor and regulate. Online betting is expected to maintain its positive growth momentum, with demand expected to surge during the 2024 Olympic Games.

A popular meme coin ANDY (ANDY), which calls itself Pepe’s lifelong best friend, recently captured the attention of the crypto market with a massive weekly surge. Not only that, but ANDY is also signaling that its price might continue its growth, which once again brought the attention of the market to the meme coin sector. However, those seeking to profit from a rise in meme coin prices will likely focus on different cryptocurrencies. The Meme Games (MGMES)With the upcoming Olympic games, a new crypto project called The Meme Games (MGMES) emerged, offering its own version of the crypto Olympics. However, PLAY is much more than just a meme coin.

Hospitals urge patients to attend as normal during IT outage19 hours ago By Angela Ferguson , BBC News ShareThe Christie Hospital NHS Foundation Trust The Christie cancer hospital in Manchester is among those which have urged patients to attend as normal, unless told otherwiseHospitals across the North West have urged patients to attend as normal during the worldwide IT outage. Hospitals including the Countess of Chester and the Royal Liverpool have shared a message from NHS England advising people to attend appointments unless told otherwise. A spokesperson said patients attending for systemic anti-cancer treatments should attend as normal unless they have been contacted in advance by the team. A spokesperson for Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, whose hospitals include the Royal Preston, also reiterated the message from NHS England. They said hospital trusts in Lancashire and South Cumbria asked people to continue to attend hospital appointments unless they were contacted and told otherwise.

That is why Calderoni, which specializes in equipment for orchards and vineyards, has introduced Unica Jolly, boasting a rotary machine suitable for orchards with plants at a distance of 60 cm. Our rotary machine enables an extreme precision around the trunks without damaging them. The automatic system makes it possible to operate between plants 60 cm apart as well." Unica Jolly with rotary machine. Twelve accessories are available: rotary machine with blades, mini-mulcher, mini-cutter, Bio-rotor, rotary brush, furrow blade, rotary harrow, lawnmower disc, just to name a few.

Profile Knight FrankKnight Frank, a real estate consultancy with numerous offices across MENA, has appointed Christopher Payne as its new Chief Economist for the region. Christopher Payne brings around 30 years of expertise in economic analysis, real estate, and financial markets, strengthening Knight Frank’s team that delivers economic insights to clients across the region. “The real estate sector in the Middle East and North Africa is one of the most dynamic and rapidly evolving markets in the world. Before joining Knight Frank, Payne served as Chief Economist at Peninsula Real Estate. He led strategic asset allocation efforts in this role and wrote extensively on the GCC economy and real estate markets.

Japan Tobacco International launched, on Friday July 19, the construction of its new factory in the Tetouan Park industrial zone, within the Tanger Med industrial platform, to consolidate its presence on the African continent. This project, requiring an investment of $92 million (931.2 million dirhams), marks a new milestone in JTI’s development in Morocco and Africa. The new factory, whose construction begins in August 2024, will be equipped with the most advanced technologies to become a model Green Factory, emphasized Japan Tobacco International (JTI) in a statement. JTI is thus consolidating its presence and sustainable investment in Africa with its activity in the North African country through NATC (North Africa Tobacco Company). JTI is an international tobacco company that markets its brands in more than 130 countries around the world, with a wide range of traditional and low-risk products.

Samsung is pleased to announce the graduation of the 4th cohort from its Advanced Industry Experience Programme, conducted in partnership with Tshimologong Digital Precinct. The graduation ceremony for the 18 graduates was held on July 18, 2024, at Tshimologong Precinct in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. Addressing ICT challenges for graduatesRecognizing the challenges faced by ICT graduates in securing jobs in the software development industry, Samsung launched this innovative 12-month internship programme. This initiative, part of Samsung’s Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP), aims to bridge the gap between academic knowledge and practical industry experience. “Samsung remains committed to fostering the growth of quality software development skills in South Africa.

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Harris Health System, which runs public hospitals and clinics in the Houston area, said it had to suspend hospital visits “until further notice” due to the outage. Elective hospital procedures were being canceled and rescheduled. The outage affected records systems for Providence, a health system with 51 hospitals in Alaska, California, Montana, Oregon and Washington state. In New England, the outage led some hospitals to cancel appointments. A spokesperson at Mass General Brigham, the largest health care system in Massachusetts, said the outage had resulted in all scheduled nonurgent surgeries, procedures and medical visits being canceled for Friday.

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An electricity distribution company (DisCo) in Nigeria is partnering with renewable energy companies to build solar mini-grids across three states. The Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) announced recently that, together with its partners, it intends to build solar mini-grids in 41 locations across Kano, Katsina and Jigawa States. The company said that under the KEDCO Utility 2.0 Project, the distribution company wants to enhance energy security within its network. Who owns electricity distribution companies in Nigeria? REA signs MOUs for renewable energy projects and energy access in Nigeria