The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) has potential to increase cross-border remittances by migrants, according to a new report by World Bank, even as international markets remain the largest sources. The AfCFTA has the potential to make cross-border transactions such as remittance transfers by migrants within Africa cheaper through the Pan-African Payment and Settlement […]
Flush floods that swept many villages in south-eastern Morocco killed so far 18 people, including three foreigners from Spain, Peru, and Canada and destroyed some 40 homes, according to authorities. The deaths were registered in the provinces of Tata, Tiznit and Errachidia, while 9 others are still missing, the interior ministry said. The floods damaged […]
The African Union (AU) has strongly rejected the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) attempt to establish a rival government in Sudan, calling it a dangerous escalation that threatens to dismantle what remains of the country’s unity and derail peace efforts. The AU Peace and Security Council issued a firm statement, using an unusually direct language, following […]
