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East African economies: conflict, drought and inflation signal tough times ahead

East African economies will decline this year driven due to political instability, unreliable rainfall and reducing agricultural yields, says the latest Macroeconomic Outlook Report for East Africa published by Deloitte, the world’s largest consulting firm. The report that covered Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda shows that the region’s gross domestic product (GDP) has been […]

El Salvador inaugurates an embassy in Morocco, its first in Africa

The Republic of El Salvador has inaugurated an embassy in Rabat, the Latin American Country’s first in Africa. “The opening of the first embassy of El Salvador in Africa, here in Rabat, is a living testimony to the excellence of bilateral relations,” Salvadoran Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexandra Hill Tinoco said during the inauguration ceremony […]

Jeune Afrique: American recognition of Moroccanness of Sahara, a slap in the face to Algerian regime

The recognition by the United States of Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Sahara territory dealt a hard blow to the Algerian regime, writes French language magazine “Jeune Afrique”. In a story published Tuesday, the pan-African weekly says the Algerian rulers know well that they suffered a serious political & diplomatic setback with the historical […]