Malawi joins African countries having consulates in Moroccan Sahara

Malawi will open on Thursday a consulate general in the Moroccan Saharan city of Laayoune, joining nearly thirty African, Arab and Caribbean countries which have already installed diplomatic representations since end of 2019, in Laayoune and Dakhla, pearl of Moroccan Sahara. The announcement of this new consulate was made Tuesday in Rabat by Malawi’s foreign […]

Russia-Africa summit: by halting grain deal, Putin risks alienating its African partners

When African leaders meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in St. Petersburg in late July for a summit, their discussions will likely be overshadowed by Russia’s pull-out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative that could badly damage Moscow’s relations with its African partners. Billed as strengthening cooperation in peace, security, and development, the Russia-Africa Summit […]

EU to loan Egypt €1.1bn for financing three transport projects

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will loan Egypt by year’s end €1.1 billion in form of financing package for the implementation of three transport projects in the Arab country. The package will come in two installments. The first tranche will take place in December and valued at €600 million, the Egyptian cabinet said in a […]