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CAF President welcomes Morocco’s bid to host AFCON 2025

The president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, said he was “thrilled” to receive applications from countries interested in hosting the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025, saying the objective is “to organize the best competition in Africa”. Patrice Motsepe made the statement upon arrival Saturday in Rabat to attend the final […]

AIF 2022 attracts record investment pledges, but fails in solving Africa’s infrastructure paradox

This year’s African Investment Forum (AIF), the continent’s premier investment platform, attracted a record $63.8bn in investment pledges for infrastructure projects, but experts warn of historically low success rates in bringing projects into fruition. The vast networking event brings together African entrepreneurs, decision-makers, bankers. In 72 hours, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and its partners […]

CAR: Four Chinese abducted in Lamy-Pont

Four Chinese gold miners have been kidnapped in Lamy-Pont, a village in Central African Republic (CAR), near the town of Abba, in Nana-Mambéré sub prefecture where three Chinese were also abducted in March 2023. The incident occurred Saturday Novembr 18, during a clash between armed forced and a group of unidentified armed men who attacked […]