Category: International

Africa’s infrastructure investment has recovered, but is unevenly distributed

May 3, 2023

Commitments for Private Participation in Infrastructure (PPI) across 263 projects in Africa were worth $91.7 billion in 2022, a 23% increase from 2021, according to ... Read More

UN warns of humanitarian ‘catastrophe’ as over 800,000 may flee Sudan violence

May 2, 2023

More than 800,000 people may flee Sudan as a result of fierce fighting between rival generals, a UN senior official warned on Tuesday (2 May), ... Read More

Marrakech, Islamic World’ s Capital of Culture in 2024

May 2, 2023

The city of Marrakech has been picked as the capital of culture in the Islamic world in 2024 for the Arab region. The announcement was ... Read More

World Press Freedom Day: African journalists threatened by security risks, misinformation & online violence

May 2, 2023

Safety, misinformation and online violence are the most critical threats facing African journalists today, analysts say on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day that ... Read More

Chariot, Vivo Energy team up in Morocco gas-to-industry project

May 2, 2023

Chariot, a UK company that found gas offshore northern Morocco, and fuel distributor Vivo Energy agreed to work together to distribute natural gas to industrial ... Read More

Morocco repatriates 572 people from war-torn Sudan

May 2, 2023

Morocco has evacuated 572 nationals trapped in the infighting in Sudan after it has established an airbridge upon instructions of King Mohammed VI, Morocco’s foreign ... Read More

New payment methods, incl. BNPL, in Africa set to continue with strong growth

May 2, 2023

The global daily value of mobile money transactions in 2022 surpassed forecasts to hit $3.45 trillion, according to a latest mobile money industry report, while ... Read More

Burkina Faso, Guinea ink 22 agreements spanning several areas

May 2, 2023

Burkina Faso and Guinea have signed 22 agreements in several areas including security and defense, Anadolu news agency reports. The agreements were signed during the ... Read More

A civilian and three security forces, killed in a separatist attack in Cameroon

May 2, 2023

Three security forces and one civilian were shot dead Monday at a checkpoint in an attack in Moungo department, in the littoral region, that Cameroonian ... Read More

Moroccan seasonal worker dies, 25 injured in bus accident in Spain

May 1, 2023

A Moroccan woman died and 25 others were injured, when a bus carrying Moroccan seasonal workers overturned early on Monday in southern Spain, the emergency ... Read More