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Morocco, Gabon set to foster longtime relations

February 16, 2023

Morocco and its longtime West African ally Gabon reiterated willingness to work together to foster their distinguished ties under the leadership of King Mohammed VI ... Read More

MasterCard, Copal ink partnership agreement to launch family payments mobile app in Egypt

February 16, 2023

MasterCard has inked a partnership agreement with Copal to launch Egypt’s first family digital payment and expenses management mobile application, Arab Finance reports, citing a ... Read More

Burundi: Four human rights activists arrested before takeoff at Bujumbura airport

February 16, 2023

Burundi’s authorities have detained four human rights activists about to fly from Bujumbura airport to Uganda for a conference. Audace Havyarimana, legal representative of the ... Read More

Africa unhappy with Western-led order, but rejects system led by Chinese, Russian autocrats — report

February 16, 2023

Global attitudes toward China and Russia have shifted since the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine, but African countries' discontent with the West has not translated into ... Read More

Africa to double its share of global natural gas supply by 2050 — report

February 16, 2023

Africa’s gas share in the global market will increase from 6% of all gas supplies in 2021 to over 11% by 2050, according to a ... Read More

Africa’s internet speed is rapidly improving — Ookla Speedtest Global Index

February 16, 2023

A number of African countries have surged in global rankings that gauge internet speeds at telcos and internet service providers, according to the Speedtest Global ... Read More

Ethiopians suffering emotionally, economically after two years of war — Gallop survey

February 16, 2023

As Ethiopia emerges from two years of conflict in its Tigray region, and with Ethiopians now faced with a monumental task in maintaining peace, restarting ... Read More

King of Morocco meets with President Ali Bongo Ondimba, presents a donation of fertilizers for the benefit of Gabonese farmers

February 15, 2023

King Mohammed VI had, on Wednesday at the Presidential Palace in Libreville, a meeting with President Ali Bongo Ondimba of Gabon. This meeting, subsequently extended ... Read More

Washington, European powers condemn Israeli settlement plans in joint statement

February 15, 2023

The Foreign Ministers of the US, the UK, France, Germany and Italy issued a joint statement on Tuesday condemning Israel’s decision to legalize nine outposts ... Read More

Tunisia: UN concerned over escalating repression against vocal critics

February 15, 2023

More than a dozen people—activists, judges, and journalists, among others—have been arrested over the past week. The UN has called on the Tunisian government to ... Read More