The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has become the latest front in the U.S.-China rivalry, as President Donald Trump intensifies efforts to secure critical minerals needed for electric vehicles and clean energy. Backed by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, U.S. firm KoBold Metals recently secured seven lithium exploration permits, including access to the coveted […]
Djibouti is the venue from Monday June 12 for the 14th Ordinary Assembly of Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Heads of State and Government, the first ever summit since 2019. The summit will bring leaders and officials of various countries namely Kenya, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan. The U.S., Japan, China and […]
Morocco is the guest of honor at the 11th Entrepreneurs Conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum and the 9th Investment Seminar, held in Haikou, capital of China’s Hainan province. In a videoed address at the opening of the Conference Monday, Moroccan Minister of Industry and Trade, Ryad Mezzour, welcomed Morocco’s designation as guest of […]
