Economic leadership that was long concentrated in the West has decisively shifted towards emerging economies, whereby this historic global shift in trade and power is redefining Africa’s role in the world economy, says a new book ‘West to East: A New Global Economy in the Making’. Its author, economist Arno van Niekerk, described in a […]
The candidates vying to succeed Moussa Faki Mahamat as head of the African Union Commission are now known. There are four candidates ready to take over from the Chadian, who will reach the end of his two mandates early next year. The four candidates come from the East of the continent, in line with the […]
The 2024 census showed that Tangier has become Morocco’s second largest city, out populated by Casablanca and followed by Fez. Casablanca retained its standing as the most populous city with 3.23 million, followed by Tangier (1.27 mln), Fez (1.18 mln), Marrakech (1.15 mln), Sale (945k), Meknes (526k) and the capital Rabat (516k), according to a […]
