Category: Headlines

UN Security Council highlights Morocco’s pioneering role in resolving Libyan conflict

October 25, 2022

Morocco's pioneering role in resolving the Libyan conflict was highlighted by the UN Security Council during a meeting devoted to recent developments in Libya. UN ... Read More

AfCFTA needs seamless movement of people and nexus with industrialization

October 25, 2022

Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) can only be successful if there is seamless movement of people, goods and services and a reinforced nexus with ... Read More

Arab leaders shun Algiers’ summit

October 24, 2022

Has the Arab summit failed before its kickstart on November 1? As was expected, the Arab summit in Algeria is on its way to be ... Read More

Morocco turns to taxes to cut deficit

October 24, 2022

Morocco plans to increase the budget for health, education and social safety nets next year but expects the budget deficit to be reduced thanks to ... Read More

EU-Africa energy partnership in wake of Russia-Ukraine war

October 24, 2022

As the European Union restructures its plans for energy security in light of shifting geopolitical realities, high-level European and African energy stakeholders met during the ... Read More

Under ECOWAS pressure, Guinea junta agrees to leave power in two years

October 24, 2022

Guinea's ruling junta has agreed to restore civilian rule in two years, after facing sanctions by the West African bloc ECOWAS over its original plan ... Read More

Somali forces end deadly al-Shabab hotel siege; UN warns of full-blown famine

October 24, 2022

An attack claimed by the al-Shabab armed group on a popular hotel in the centre of the Somali port city of Kismayo killed nine civilians ... Read More

Morocco, Germany to bolster cooperation in counterterrorism, cross-border extremism

October 24, 2022

Morocco and Germany have agreed to strengthen their operational cooperation in the fight against terrorism and cross-border extremism, in addition to cross-border and organized crime. ... Read More

Cairo-based Hassan Allam Holding mulls plans to invest $150m in Morocco

October 24, 2022

Egypt's leading engineering, construction and infrastructure company, Hassan Allam Holding, is considering investing up to $150 million in renewable energy and seawater desalination, in Morocco, ... Read More

Burundi re-opens borders with all neighbors including Rwanda

October 24, 2022

Burundi has reopened borders with its neighbors including Rwanda with whom it has had sour relations since 2015 over accusations that Kigali provides safe haven ... Read More