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Death of head of Libyan intelligence agency

The head of the Libyan intelligence agency, General Abdelkader Touhami, died in ambiguous circumstances as fighting intensifies in the war that has been raging for more than a year now between the west represented by the Government of National Accord (GNA) of Prime Minister Fayez el-Sarraj in Tripoli and the commander of the Libyan National […]

Morocco’s economic growth to improve to 3.5% in 2020-World Bank

The World Bank expects Morocco’s economic growth to jump from 2.7% in 2019 to 3.5% in 2020, the World Bank said citing Morocco’s reforms to curb fiscal deficit and boost exports. Morocco’s GDP should increase at a slower pace to 3.6 in 2021 and 3.8 in 2022, the World Bank said in its Global Economic […]

Ethiopia to seek peaceful solution with Eritrea over Red Sea access, says PM Abiy

Ethiopia has no intention of waging war with Eritrea to gain access to the Red Sea, prime minister Abiy Ahmed emphasized Thursday (20 March) amid growing tensions between the two Horn of Africa nations. Speaking to parliament, Abiy stated that his government aims to resolve the issue through diplomacy, focusing on a mutually beneficial solution […]