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Nigeria: Buhari wins second four-year term in office in highly charged elections

The Nigerian Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Wednesday announced incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari winner of Feb. 23 presidential and parliamentary elections, while the opposition calls for a rerun over vote irregularities. INEC chairman Mahmood Yakubu said Buhari from All Progressives Congress (APC) won the Sunday presidential vote with 15,191,847 votes against 11,262,978 for his main […]

Covid-19: Tangier-Portimão Maritime Line Canceled After Surge of Delta Variant in Portugal

The maritime line between the ports of Portimão (Portugal) and Tangier (Morocco), which was scheduled to start service July 1st, has been cancelled after a spike in the cases of the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus in Portugal. Moroccan authorities have called lately for vigilance and compliance with precautionary measures against covid-19, including […]

Gabon, UAE seal MoU to attract investment into the African country’s economy

The Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FCCI) and Gabon’s investment promotion agency ANPI-Gabon have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to lure investment from the Gulf country to support economic development of Gabon. The deal was signed by ANPI-Gabon CEO Ghislain Moandza Mboma and FCCI’s Secretary General Humaid Mohamed Bin Salem, who […]