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ILO Chief hails Morocco’s social inclusion & protection efforts

Director General of the International Labor Organization (ILO), Gilbert Fossoun Houngbo, has hailed the efforts made by Morocco to build a model social State thanks to the implementation of a comprehensive social inclusion and protection policy. Mr. Houngbo made the remarks on the sidelines of the visit he is paying since Monday to the North […]

ECOWAS inks partnerships to boost renewable energy

The ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) and the Private Finance Advisory Network (PFAN) have signed a partnership agreement to promote renewable energy within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). According to the Lomé-based financial institution, the objective of the partnership is to encourage private investment in renewable energy production in the […]

Africa should not serve as arena for global contests — China’s foreign minister

Africa should not be an arena for international competition between world powers, China’s new Foreign Minister Qin Gang said on Wednesday while inaugurating the new headquarters of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a pan-African health body. Qin is on a five-nation African tour, a week after bidding farewell to Washington, D.C., […]