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Israeli Foreign Minister in Morocco to expand ties

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is expected this Wednesday in Morocco for a two-day visit during which he will meet his Moroccan peer and sign cooperation agreement. Lapid will also inaugurate the new Israeli liaison office in Rabat after the two countries agreed to resume their diplomatic ties last December. The visit, the first by […]

EU set to strike €210-million migration deal with Mauritania after Nigeria scrapped anti-migration law

EU Commission chief has pledged more than €210 million to support Mauritania manage migrant flows and clamp down on human traffickers, which comes amid growing concerns in Brussels that the recent decision by Niger’s junta to repel an anti-migrant law could lead to an increase in migratory flows to Europe. Speaking during a recent visit […]

Africa: A 4% growth rate in 2023, outpacing IMF’s global forecast — AfDB report

The African Development Bank predicts the continent’s growth will be stronger-than-expected at 4% this year. Its cautiously optimistic economic outlook is partly based on the expectation that China will continue to re-open after three years of strict Covid-19 policies “Despite the confluence of multiple shocks, growth across all five African regions was positive in 2022- […]