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Morocco’s central bank alerts to climate change impact on monetary policy

Central Bank governor Abdellatif Jouahri warned of the impact of climate change on monetary policy and said the bank was working with the government on a strategy on combating climate change and mitigating its impact.   Climate change “affects growth, employment and inflation, the main variables on which monetary policy decisions are based. Besides, climate-related […]

Morocco, Nigeria Agree to Build Landmark Gas Pipeline

Morocco and Nigeria signed a partnership agreement to conduct feasibility studies and build a gas pipeline that will stretch along the coast connecting Nigerian gas wells with West African countries all the way up until reaching the Kingdom. The signing ceremony of the agreement was chaired in Abuja by Nigeria’s President Muhammdo Buhari and King […]

Rwanda sets 15 July 2024 election date for presidential, legislative polls

Rwanda will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on 15 July next year, the election commission said, with incumbent President Paul Kagame due to run for a fourth term in office to extend his roughly three decades in control of the East African country. A presidential order published in the National Gazette on 11 December has […]