illeteracy struggle

Mali : Cancellation of presidential speech on measures against Covid 19

Vagueness and misunderstanding prevail after the cancellation at the last minute on Monday evening of a speech that President Bah N’Daw was to deliver on state television, ORTM.   The speech announcing measures to combat the spread of Covid-19 had even been recorded.   There is no justification for this cancellation. Neither the Presidency nor […]

USA, Morocco Pledge to Advance Stability, Democracy in MENA Region, Africa

The United States and Morocco have renewed pledge to use their strong strategic partnership to advance shared priorities of a stable, democratic and prosperous Maghreb, Africa and Middle East. The pledge was renewed during the second session of the United States-Morocco Strategic Dialogue held last Friday in Rabat. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry who […]

China’s Maritime Silk Road projects come with environmental costs for Africa — study

While some of the ports, bridges and other coastal projects constructed as part of Beijing’s so-called Maritime Silk Road help developing economies increase their capacity for trade, there are environmental downsides to China’s coastal infrastructure, according to a new academic study that has just been published in the journal One Earth. The study, by researchers […]