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African countries pledge to boost intra-continental trade under AfCFTA to 50% by 2030

African countries participating in the Africa Economic Summit 2024 held last week in Abuja pledged to boost intra-continental trade from 14% to at least 50% by 2030 under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The summit closed with a release of a white paper on coordinated actions that governments and institutions should commit to […]

Sahara: Liberia renews its support for Morocco’s sovereignty, territorial integrity

Liberian Foreign Minister, Sara Beysolow Nyanti, reaffirmed, on Sunday in Seoul, her country’s support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its entire territory, including the Moroccan Sahara. “Liberia’s position is the same. Our support for Morocco’s territorial integrity is constant,” stressed Beysolow Nyanti after her talks with her Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, on the […]

Libya: Turkish Parliament rubber-stamps military deployment

Turkey’s parliament Thursday approved Ankara’s plans to send troops to Libya at the request of the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA), which has been struggling to overcome a military takeover by forces of retired General Khalifa Haftar, backed by Egypt, UAE and Russia. The resolution was approved by 325 out of 509 parliamentarians. The […]