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Category: Africa
Niger to supply Mali with Diesel
In a sign of close cooperation between sanction-hit and military-run Sahel countries, Niger has agreed to supply Mali with cheap diesel to supply power plants. ... Read More
Rabat hosts 33rd FAO Regional Conference for Africa
The 33rd session of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Regional Conference for Africa (ARC33) kicked off on Thursday in Rabat, under the chairmanship of Head ... Read More
Liberia renews support for Morocco’s territorial integrity, sovereignty over the Sahara
Liberia reaffirmed, on Thursday in Rabat, its support for Morocco's territorial integrity and sovereignty over all its territory, including the Moroccan Sahara. This position was ... Read More
Burkina Faso: ruling junta expels three French diplomats accused of ‘subversive activities’
Burkina Faso has declared three French diplomats as "persona non grata", accusing them of being involved in "subversive activities", and ordered them to leave the ... Read More
Liberia sets up court to investigate civil war crimes
The Liberian senate has approved the setting up of a special court that investigates crimes by warlords during the country’s civil war. The Liberian civil ... Read More
MENA’s economic outlook fraught with uncertainty amidst conflict, indebtedness — WB report
Lackluster growth, rising indebtedness and heightened uncertainty due to the conflict in the Middle East are impacting economies across the Middle East and North Africa ... Read More
ECOWAS: without radical changes, regional bloc will see ‘systematic disappearance’ — experts
Following a recent string of military coups, retaliatory sanctions, and withdrawal of its member states, it became clear that the Economic Community of West African ... Read More
Chinese oil firm loans Niger $400 million
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) agreed to offer a loan of 400 million dollars to the Niger government, which is struggling with the impact of ... Read More
Boat drifts from West Africa to Brazil with nine dead migrants on board
A boat was thrown by the current in Brazil’s coasts with nine dead migrants from Mauritania and Mali on board, an incident that highlights the ... Read More
African countries should put pressure on Algeria to end slavery in Tindouf camps
The underreported plight of enslaved black people continues in the Polisario-run Tindouf camps, where Algerian authorities abandoned thousands to the mercy of a separatist militia ... Read More