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Category: International
U.S. ‘deeply concerned’ over multiple arrests in Tunisia
The United States is "deeply concerned" about the arrests of politicians, business leaders and journalists reported in recent days in Tunisia, U.S. State Department spokesman ... Read More
Slow takeoff for Africa’s AfCFTA: Tanzania joining FTA in July, Nigeria not yet ready
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) market has been a long time coming, but several African nations and major companies have finally started shipping ... Read More
Surge in migration from Horn of Africa to Gulf states is alarming, UN warns
The number of women and children migrating from the Horn of Africa to the Gulf states has significantly increased and is a cause of concern, ... Read More
African food security, Morocco matches words with action
Morocco has offered 2000 tons of fertilizers in aid to Gabonese farmers in a series of similar moves that Rabat promised to take to alleviate ... Read More
EBRD supports Morocco’s packaging industry with €15 Mln funding
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting Morocco’s packaging industry with a €15 million loan provided to Multisac SA, local manufacturer of ... Read More
Côte d’Ivoire re-opens land borders after nearly three years of closure
Ivorian authorities announced Wednesday re-opening on February 15 of the country’s land borders closed since March 2020 in a move to curtail the spread of ... Read More
Morocco, Gabon set to foster longtime relations
Morocco and its longtime West African ally Gabon reiterated willingness to work together to foster their distinguished ties under the leadership of King Mohammed VI ... Read More
Burundi: Four human rights activists arrested before takeoff at Bujumbura airport
Burundi’s authorities have detained four human rights activists about to fly from Bujumbura airport to Uganda for a conference. Audace Havyarimana, legal representative of the ... Read More
Africa unhappy with Western-led order, but rejects system led by Chinese, Russian autocrats — report
Global attitudes toward China and Russia have shifted since the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine, but African countries' discontent with the West has not translated into ... Read More
Africa to double its share of global natural gas supply by 2050 — report
Africa’s gas share in the global market will increase from 6% of all gas supplies in 2021 to over 11% by 2050, according to a ... Read More