Category: Business

Much of Africa less safe, secure, democratic than a decade ago — Governance Index

January 27, 2023

Africa is "less safe, secure and democratic" than it was 10 years ago, says a new report on African governance released by the Mo Ibrahim ... Read More

Morocco to propose a roadmap for renewal of international cooperation for benefit of middle-income countries

January 26, 2023

Morocco has pledged to propose a roadmap for the renewal of international cooperation for the benefit of middle-income countries. The pledge was made in New ... Read More

‘Africa is no one’s pawn’, says AU chief, as top US, Chinese, Russian officials tour continent

January 26, 2023

Top American, Chinese and Russian officials — US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov — are ... Read More

Egypt, India ink MoUs in many areas including ICT, cybersecurity

January 26, 2023

Egypt and India signed several memoranda of understanding covering the areas of ICT, cybersecurity, youths and sports, broadcast, and culture. The MoUs were signed on ... Read More

IMF commends Morocco for mitigating economic impact of external shocks

January 25, 2023

The IMF highlighted on Jan 24 the “very strong policy response” that Morocco took to mitigate the social and economic impact of the recent negative ... Read More

Norway’s agency to boost fertilizer supply to 850,000 African smallholder farmers

January 25, 2023

The African Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) has received a $10.15 million financing from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) destined to support agricultural projects ... Read More

Algerian President manipulates and inflates economic indicators

January 24, 2023

Soon after announcing the retrieval of 20 billion dollars, President Tebboune drew mockery when he said that another 36 billion dollar amount was confiscated from ... Read More

Morocco’s subsidies spending surges to $4 bln in 2022

January 24, 2023

Morocco’s spending to support the purchasing power of its citizens at a context of imported inflation rose to 40 billion dirhams ($4 bln), finance minister ... Read More

Egypt to hold community dialogue on FY 2023/24 budget draft to identify priorities

January 24, 2023

Egypt will put Financial Year 2023-2024 budget draft to a community dialogue expected to be convened within the next few weeks in view of enhancing ... Read More

Africa: A 4% growth rate in 2023, outpacing IMF’s global forecast — AfDB report

January 24, 2023

The African Development Bank predicts the continent’s growth will be stronger-than-expected at 4% this year. Its cautiously optimistic economic outlook is partly based on the ... Read More