2019 Index of Economic Freedom

US removes Cameroon from trade pact

The government of Cameroon last weekend reacted to the United States decision to remove it from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), saying Washington is targeting the wrong country. Cameroon’s minister of Territorial Administration, Paul Atanga Nji told journalists that the United States is targeting the wrong country, considering the professional record and conduct […]

Russia debunks Algerian reports it is building Su-34 fighters for the North African country

A Russian official has branded rubbish reports in Algeria that Moscow is manufacturing state-of-art Su-34 fighter jets for the Algerian army, Middle East Monitor (MEMO) reports. Reports from Algiers indicated that Moscow is set to deliver a first batch of six Russian Su-34 fighter aircraft to the North African country and that Algerian pilots would […]

Togolese citizens can now go to Morocco visa-free

Togolese citizens willing to travel to Morocco no longer need visa per reciprocity deal signed in July, foreign ministry of the West African country has announced. In a circular issued Friday, the ministry said Togolese holding ordinary passports from September 09 can travel to the kingdom without visa and added that the reciprocity deal signed […]