China woos Ethiopia, pledging food, trade, investments for Horn of Africa

While China’s global competition has been a well-known fact, Beijing now signals an expansion of its ambitions in the Horn of Africa, as evidenced by Ethiopia’s recent acknowledgement that China has become the East African nation’s leading source of foreign direct investment, largest trading partner, and development financier. China plans to send more emergency food […]

Morocco Condemns ‘Sue the Saudis 9/11’ Bill

Morocco has expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia by condemning the Justice against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, which was recently adopted by the US House of Representatives to allow the victims of 9/11 to sue the government of Saudi Arabia – putting lawmakers on a collision course with the White House. “Targeting and stigmatizing the states- […]

Morocco, US discuss closer trade ties

An official Moroccan trade delegation held talks in Washington with top officials at the he U.S. Department of Commerce on building on their existing Free Trade Agreement to further boost ties. The Moroccan delegation was led by industry and trade minister Ryad Mezzour, while the US delegation was chaired by the US Assistant Trade Representative […]