Category: Headlines

Egypt: Military officer killed in Sinai during raid on drug traffickers

March 3, 2023

The Egyptian army has announced the killing of an officer in the Sinai Peninsula during clash with drug traffickers. The clash, according to the army, ... Read More

East Africans’ real income to rise under AfCFTA — World Bank

March 3, 2023

East Africa is set to benefit from swift implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), according to the World Bank, and this will ... Read More

EU supports Morocco’s socioeconomic development with €500 Mln funding

March 2, 2023

The European Union announced on Thursday a new financial package worth €500 million for Morocco. The financial support will enable the North African Kingdom to ... Read More

French President downplays crisis with Morocco

March 2, 2023

In his first comment on the frost between Morocco and France, President Macron boiled the issue down into a mere “controversy”, a statement that failed ... Read More

African companies prefer trading with non-African countries, ignoring local FTAs

March 2, 2023

African exports to other continents surpass the continent’s intercontinental trade, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has found, with Africans preferring import ... Read More

Oil exploration: UK Genel Company signs association deal with Morocco

March 2, 2023

British company Genel Energy announced a petroleum agreement and association contract sealed with the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM) for offshore exploration ... Read More

Six countries, Somali Americans call for end to violence in breakaway Somaliland

March 2, 2023

Six countries have issued a joint statement expressing concern over escalating fighting in the northern breakaway region of Somaliland, as also Somali-American demonstrators called for ... Read More

EU Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi visits Morocco amid tensions with European Parliament

March 2, 2023

European Union commissioner for Neighborhood & Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi started Monday a two-day visit to Morocco amid tensions with the European Parliament following the orchestrated ... Read More

Tanzania opposition figure comes back home after years in exile

March 2, 2023

Tanzanian opposition politician Godbless Lema has returned home after two years in exile in Canada over threats to his life following a disputed election. A ... Read More

Namibia launches residence by investment program to lure foreign investors

March 2, 2023

Namibia and Henley & Partners, the global leader in residence and citizenship planning have unveiled a Residence by Investment Program in view of attracting foreign ... Read More