UN 4th Committee

Sahara: Increasing number of countries support Morocco’s Autonomy Plan

In just one day, Morocco has gained unprecedented international political and diplomatic support for its territorial integrity and sovereignty over its Sahara, leaving the enemies of the North African Kingdom in complete dismay and utterly gobsmacked. On Wednesday, several foreign ministers who were attending in Marrakesh the meeting of the Global Coalition against Daesh/ISIS, have […]

Cocoa smuggling worsens finances of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana

A surge in cocoa smuggling across West Africa is undermining the economies of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana, the world’s top cocoa producers, amid record global prices exceeding $10,000 per ton. The illicit trade, driven by price disparities and weak enforcement, is costing both countries hundreds of millions in lost revenue and threatening the stability of […]

AfCFTA member states propose ways to boost low intra-Africa trade

Political leaders, business executives and other stakeholders from all around Africa have recently met at two high-level meetings in Nigeria’s Abuja and South Africa’s Cape Town, aiming to find ways to boost intra-Africa trade within the context of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Finance ministers and central bank governors from 50 African countries […]