‘Health Silk Road’: China’s health diplomacy in Africa in post-COVID era

The controversial Beijing-funded African Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia that is due to open in the next few months is just one example of China’s increasing investment in health care on the African continent since the pandemic as it builds what analysts and Beijing call a ‘Health Silk Road’. According to […]

Japan contributes 900,000 euros to Madagascar’s election basket Fund

Japan has provided Madagascar with 900,000 euros to go into the basket Fund set up by the UNDP, earmarked to back the electoral process. The African country is set to hold presidential elections in November 2023 and subsequent legislatives and municipal polls. The UNDP has set up the basket to mobilize funds for the electoral […]

Moroccan-Spanish ties, a diplomatic success story

Relations between Morocco and Spain have never been stronger, offering an example of a success story of cooperation between two neighbours working hand on hand including on controversial issues. At a press conference in Rabat, both Moroccan and Spanish foreign ministers, Nasser Bourita and José Manuel Albares, expressed satisfaction at the promising prospects of bilateral […]