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Morocco and Finland Launch Water Cooperation Group in Helsinki

Morocco and Finland have formalized a new chapter in their bilateral relationship by signing an agreement to establish a joint water cooperation group, opened during an official visit to Finland by Morocco’s Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka. The agreement was this week by Baraka and Finland’s Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Sari Essayah, […]

Algeria: Chief of Ruling FLN Party Steps Down, Deepening Political Crisis

The Secretary-General of Algeria’s ruling National Liberation Front (FLN) Djamel Ould Abbes, 84, has resigned from his post, deepening the political crisis in the North African country wherein political leaders and military generals are fighting for power as the country’s aging and long-serving president is preparing to run for a controversial fifth term in office […]

China’s BRI to continue bringing rails, roads and debt to Africa, though at slower pace — experts

As world leaders gathered in Beijing for China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) forum this week, analysts see China as making a renewed focus of its development drive on poorer countries in the global south, notably in Africa, as the country’s relations with the West become increasingly frosty. China’s financial support for projects in nearly […]