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Trump administration eyes sweeping Africa travel ban expansion

The Trump administration is considering a dramatic expansion of its travel ban, potentially targeting 36 additional countries — 25 of them in Africa — with full or partial visa restrictions, according to a leaked State Department cable. Signed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, the memo cites a 60-day deadline for affected nations to meet […]

Pandemic and Ukraine war are pushing Africa’s power companies to the brink

The COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing war in Ukraine have been pushing many electric grid utilities in Africa — which have long been strapped for cash — close to financial collapse, whereby this situation is in turn also slowing down the continent’s clean energy transition. Ghana’s electric grid is in dire straits. In the mid-2010s, […]

New US Ambassador to Morocco Sworn in by US Vice President J.D. Vance

New US Ambassador to Morocco Duke Buchan was sworn in by US Vice President J.D. Vance, officially beginning his new role in the service of the “excellent” ties that have linked Rabat and Washington for 250 years. “Ambassador Buchan is proud to be sworn in by his good friend Vice President of the United States […]