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Congo’s franc revival: a high-stakes test for African monetary sovereignty

The Democratic Republic of Congo has launched an ambitious plan to reclaim monetary control by reversing decades of deep-rooted dollar dependence. Newly appointed Central Bank Governor André Wameso has placed restoring confidence in the Congolese franc (CDF) at the heart of his mandate. Today, nearly 90% of Congo’s transactions — from mineral exports to daily […]

Morocco’s Princess Lalla Hasnaa, Guest of Honor at IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi

Princess Lalla Hasnaa, President of the Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection, took part, on Thursday, as a guest of honor in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress. The opening ceremony was marked by the speech delivered by Princess Lalla Hasnaa, in which she indicated that under the leadership of […]

Gulf countries reiterate support for Morocco on Sahara issue

Member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) reaffirmed their full support for Morocco’s unity and territorial integrity, saying that a solution to the Sahara issue can only be found within Morocco’s sovereignty. This came during a phone talk Wednesday between Morocco’s foreign minister and GCC Secretary General Nayef Falah Al-Hajraf. The GCC Secretary General […]