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US ramps up efforts to access Africa’s critical minerals to counter China’s dominance

Africa will play a “huge role” in America’s critical mineral strategy, says US Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo who used his five-day trip to South Africa to express his country’s ambitions of securing metals needed for the global energy transition. Africa’s natural richness, which includes many so-called critical minerals, such as chromium, cobalt, copper, gold, […]

Coronavirus: Morocco’s King follows up closely evolution of situation

King Mohammed VI chaired, on Tuesday in Casablanca, a meeting focusing on the country’s management of the Coronavirus pandemic and on the actions to be taken according to the evolution of the situation. The meeting is part of the continuous follow-up by the Moroccan Sovereign of the evolution of this pandemic, from the beginning of […]

Violent storm destroys 1000 homes in Cape Town

South Africa’s largest city, Cape Town, was hit by a violent storm on Monday that destroyed nearly 1000 homes, local media reported. Gale-force winds displaced around 4,000 people as the city and its surroundings expect the adverse weather to continue until Friday, authorities said. Cold fronts bringing torrential rain, strong winds, flooding and possible mudslides […]