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Morocco, Egypt review trade agreement

Morocco and Egypt are reviewing their free trade deals after Egyptian authorities-imposed restrictions on Morocco’s car exports. The news was confirmed by spokesman for the government Mustapha Baitas who said relations between the two countries were excellent but their trade agreement was being reviewed by trade officials. News outlets from the two countries mentioned that […]

UNDP Launches Regional Stabilization Facility for Lake Chad with $100 M Budget

The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) launched the Regional Stabilization Facility for Lake Chad, an ambitious multi-million dollar fund to scale up the range of stabilization intervention in areas of Lake Chad Basin. The four Lake Chad Basin countries (Cameroun, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria) have warmly welcomed this joint initiative, as part of their own […]

Mali suspends granting visas to French citizens in reciprocal move

Mali’s Foreign ministry announced Wednesday August 9 decision by authorities to suspend indefinitely issuance of visa to French nationals after the European country also made similar decision and classified the West African country “red zone” on the grounds of “strong regional tensions.” France’s embassy in Mali’s capital Bamako has closed its visa center and indicated […]