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Dutch king welcomes govt’s apology for Netherlands’ role in slave trade from Africa

December 26, 2022

Dutch King Willem-Alexander welcomed the government's apology for the Netherlands' role in 250 years of slavery in his Christmas address on Sunday (25 December), saying ... Read More

Morocco’s Walid Regragui candidate for prize of best coach in the world

December 26, 2022

The coach of Morocco’s football team, Walid Regragui, who has become the first African and Arab technical executive to lead his team to the semi-finals ... Read More

Gabon: Ruling party urges incumbent President Ali Bongo to seek re-election next year

December 26, 2022

The ruling party in Gabon, Gabonese Democratic Party (PDG), called Saturday on the country’s leader Ali Bongo Ondimba to run for next year elections, for ... Read More

DRC launches voters’ registration process for general elections

December 26, 2022

The independent electoral commission, CENI, of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) kicked started the voters’ registration process for the general elections slated for next ... Read More

Egypt gets $500m from World Bank to finance vulnerable classes support program

December 26, 2022

The World Bank has granted Egypt a new development financing of $500 million to support the “Takaful and Karama” program according to the Arab country’s ... Read More

South Africa: Death toll of tanker explosion climbs to to 15

December 26, 2022

South Africa's authorities Sunday said the death toll of a tanker explosion near Johannesburg climbed to 15. A truck containing 60,000 liters of LPG gas ... Read More

Despite its mineral wealth, Africa accounts for only 2.4% of global GDP — ECOWAS

December 26, 2022

Africa accounts for only 2.4% of global Gross Domestic Products (GDP), although the continent has approximately 30% of the earth’s remaining mineral resources, Economic Community ... Read More

UNWTO picks two Moroccan villages among best tourism villages in the world

December 25, 2022

Two Moroccan villages, Ksar Elkhorbat and Moulay Bouzerktoune, have been chosen lately by the World Tourism Organization among the best tourism villages in the world ... Read More

Morocco’s women business gets support of World Bank program to develop e-commerce

December 25, 2022

Moroccan businesswomen will benefit from technical assistance of the World Bank Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (WB We-Fi) program to access to new markets through e-commerce. ... Read More

New EIB study confirms Africa’s €1 trillion green hydrogen potential

December 24, 2022

Harnessing Africa’s solar energy to produce 50 million tons of green hydrogen a year by 2035 can help secure global energy supply, create jobs, decarbonize ... Read More