Arab foreign ministers meet during a regular session to discuss latest developments in Middle Eastern affairs, in Cairo

Experts urge African nations to shift to local currencies for trade and transactions

Experts at a recent 57th Conference of African Ministers of Finance emphasized the need for African governments to prioritize local currencies for trade and transactions. Hanan Morsy, chief economist of the UN Economic Commission for Africa, highlighted that reducing reliance on the U.S. dollar would protect Africa’s economies from external financial shocks. Africa’s use of […]

Belgium commits €3 mln to promote jobs creation, youth self-employment in Morocco

Belgium will allocate Morocco €3 million, over four years, to promote jobs creation and youth self-employment.   The funds will be granted under a Moroccan-Belgian project dubbed “Supporting Youth Entrepreneurship Development in Morocco.”   The project, whose related agreement was signed on Wednesday in Rabat, will focus in a first phase on four regions: Beni […]

Egypt: Investigative journalist Hossam Bahgat Released

Egyptian investigative journalist Hossam Bahgat was released this Tuesday by the military following his arrest for “publishing false news”. The 37-year-old’s release was confirmed by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR,) the human rights group he founded, and the news website Mada Masr, to which he is a contributor. His arrest was made within […]