Morocco’s King Mohammed VI attends a meeting with French President Francois Hollande at the Elysee Palace in Paris

Accra Reparations Conference calls for Africa united front to redress slave trade injustices

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has called for a united front with African leaders on demands for reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonial-era damages, as they gathered on Tuesday (14 November) in Accra for a four-day conference that aims to explore how to address such historical injustices. Speaking at the opening session hosted by Ghana, its […]

Afreximbank to disburse $85 bln to support intra-African trade

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximabank) plans to disburse about $85 billion in support of intra-African trade until 2021, Benedict Okey Oramah, the president and chairperson of the bank said. Speaking on the sidelines of the 32nd African Union Summit, Oramah said the move is crucial to achieving African economic integration. He said the bank is working […]

UK: Two Britons Suspected for Funding Brussels Attacks Jailed

Two British citizens have been condemned to jail for allegedly funding the March Brussels attacks which caused the death of 32 people. Kingston Crown Court in London Monday sentenced Zakaria Boufassil and Mohammed Ali Ahmed respectively to three and eight years in prison for giving secretly £3,000 in cash to Mohamed Abrini in a Birmingham […]