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US Acting Deputy Secretary of State on an African tour

Victoria Nuland, the Acting Deputy Secretary of State of the United States, has embarked on an African tour to take her to South Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, July 29 to August 4, the State Department has announced. In South Africa, the acting second-in-command at the State Department was to […]

Algeria: Paris-based Jeune Afrique Magazine banned

Paris-based and Africa-oriented media Jeune Afrique (JA) has roasted Algerian authorities after local authorities imposed a partial ban on its publications over alleged economy challenges. JA last week issued a statement over the ban, which it said has been unilateral. “Since April 23, our magazine has been absent from the kiosks in Algeria,” the statement […]

BMCE Bank International teams up with IFC to support inter-African trade

Morocco’s BMCE Bank International Plc UK has sealed a $150 million partnership with the International Finance Corporation to bolster cross-border trade in Africa and prevent shortages of essential goods, including grains and building materials amid the Covid-19 crisis. Under the agreement announced Wednesday, IFC will enter into a risk-sharing facility with BMCE Bank International, a […]