African women entrepreneurs call for support to help them benefit from AfCFTA

More than 200 African women entrepreneurs from 35 countries meeting in Cameroon’s capital have called for more support from lenders and governments to help them benefit from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). During the second meeting for the United Nations-sponsored African Women Entrepreneurs Forum held under the theme, “Female Entrepreneurs, Challenges and Opportunities,” […]

Egypt, next Arab and African state to open a consulate in Morocco’s Sahara

Egypt is said to be the next Arab and African state to express its support for Morocco’s territorial integrity by opening an embassy in the Sahara region, Egyptian media reported. President Sisi will send his foreign minister to Rabat for that purpose following similar steps by the UAE, Bahrain and Jordan in addition to several […]

Chad: Hundreds of FACT members sentenced to life imprisonment for terrorism

A court in Chad has sentenced to life imprisonment hundreds of members of “Le Front pour l’Alternance et la Concorde du Tchad (FACT)”, a rebel group accused by authorities of terrorism and the killing of former leader Idriss Deby Itno. The court’s ruling was announced by Justice Minister Mahamat Ahmat Alhabo. “More than 400 FACT […]