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AfDB supports business climate in Morocco with $1 million grant

The African Development Bank will grant Morocco nearly one million US dollars intended to support efforts to improve the business climate and to strengthen the country’s resilience in the face of COVID-19 economic crisis by accelerating the country’s post-pandemic recovery.   The grant agreement was signed Monday by Morocco’s Ministry of Economy & Finance and […]

AGOA ‘at crossroads’ but Kenya’s Ruto confident about trade pact renewal under Trump

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is “at a crossroads”, faced with an uncertain future under the incoming Donald Trump administration in the United States, says a new analysis by the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), though Kenya’s president has exuded confidence that the US government will extend the hallmark trade program […]

Spanish citizenship offer exposes Polisario’s hypocrisy

The Spanish parliament’s recent approval of a law granting citizenship to Sahrawis born under Spanish colonial rule before September 1977 and to their direct descendants has been welcomed by many within the Algeria-sponsored Polisario front’s orbit. This reaction alone should end any remaining illusion that Polisario constitutes a national liberation movement as they wish to […]