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African Caucus wraps up meeting with adoption of Marrakesh Declaration

The 2022 meeting of the African Consultative Group of Finance Ministers & Central Bank Governors of the 54 African Member States of the World Bank and the IMF wrapped up works Wednesday in Marrakech with the adoption of the “Marrakech Declaration”. The document urged the WB and the International Monetary Fund to provide “rapid, comprehensive […]

Nigeria’s Dangote refinery begins operations, promising energy independence

Nigeria has achieved a historic milestone with the commencement of petrol production at the new $20 billion Dangote refinery near Lagos. Boasting a capacity of 650,000 barrels per day, it’s now Africa’s largest refinery and is poised to alleviate Nigeria’s persistent fuel shortages. The refinery aims to reduce Nigeria’s heavy reliance on imported oil products, […]

Sixth Edition of Crans Montana Forum Convenes in Dakhla March 18-21

The sixth edition of the Crans Montana Forum will be held, like previous editions, in the Moroccan Saharan city of Dakhla next March 18 through 21. The venue as well as the program of this annual meeting on Africa and South-South Cooperation were announced by Founding President of the Crans Montana Forum, Jean-Paul Carteron, at […]