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Tag: Africa
Pandemic and Ukraine war are pushing Africa’s power companies to the brink
The COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing war in Ukraine have been pushing many electric grid utilities in Africa — which have long been strapped for ... Read More
Japanese Premier to be absent at TICAD 8 summit in Tunisia
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will miss the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) summit planned to take place late this month in ... Read More
Morocco: King Mohammed VI Delivers a Speech to the Nation on 69th Anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People
King Mohammed VI on Saturday delivered a speech to the Nation on the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and ... Read More
Tokyo urges Japanese private sector to invest — and beat China — in Africa
Japan, which lags behind other major economies when it comes to investment in Africa, has been increasingly concerned that the pandemic has weakened African economies ... Read More
8th TICAD meeting: Japan seeks to rebuild influence in Africa
A Japan-supported international conference on African development — the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development, or TICAD 8 — will be held in Tunisia, ... Read More
IMF reforms and funding in Africa: focus on Ghana, Zambia, Kenya and Tanzania
Many, if not most, African economies have endured a torrid time over recent years, as their finances have been hard hit by two global crises ... Read More
UN: Morocco seeks enduring peace & conflict prevention in Africa
Morocco is working, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, to prevent conflicts in Africa, focusing on sustaining peace in all its diplomatic activities, said ... Read More
Europe rushes to Africa for gas alternatives as dependence on Russian gas dims
Several European countries are increasingly turning to the African continent for gas supply as best alternative to the Russian gas as western countries look to ... Read More
Inflation: govts across Africa struggle to tame soaring prices, help poor people
Lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war pose huge challenges to the continent, a recent African Economic Outlook report by the African ... Read More
Ghana’s president: Europe should compensate Africa for slave trade
Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged European nations to pay reparations to Africa for damage wrought by the historic slave trade. Speaking at the recent ... Read More