The United States and Kenya on Thursday agreed to launch negotiations that could lead to the first US bilateral trade deal with a sub-Saharan African country. The announcement, made at a White House meeting between Trump and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, directs US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to issue a formal notification to Congress under […]
The Ethiopia-Somalia feud continues as Mogadishu has called on Addis Ababa to retract its deal with Somaliland, ruling out on Thursday (18 January) any possible mediation until a controversial agreement with the breakaway region is cancelled. Claiming its territorial integrity has been violated by the agreement, Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated there was […]
After overtaking South Africa as the continent’s first car producer, Morocco is moving forward unseating Africa’s largest economy in terms of attractiveness to investments, said the Rand Merchant Bank in a recent report. The report shows that Morocco, with an expected growth rate of 4% in the medium term, has greatly enhanced its operating environment. […]
