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Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo elected chairman of ECOWAS

President Akufo-Addo of Ghana has been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) at the grouping’s 57th Summit that took place Monday in Niamey, capital of Niger. The Ghanaian President, who takes over from President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger, underlined in his acceptance speech the challenges confronting West […]

Morocco resorts to foreign debt to boost forex reserves

The Moroccan parliament has adopted a decree allowing the government to resort to unlimited foreign borrowing in order to ensure enough international reserves to fuel the economy. Morocco’s trade balance has been chronically suffering from a trade deficit that has deepened in the first quarter this year due to falling exports as a consequence of […]

Hilale: Algeria’s proposal for partition of Moroccan Sahara is a usual outlet for its diplomatic setbacks

The Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, stressed in New York that the Algerian proposal for the partition of the Moroccan Sahara is a usual outlet for its diplomatic setbacks. During a press briefing following the adoption by the Security Council of the resolution on the Sahara, Hilale reacted to the […]