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EU Court’s decision on Morocco-EU deals, an insult to international law -Jeune Afrique

The decision of the European Union court to annul two free trade agreements between Rabat and Brussels “is nothing less than an insult to international law,” writes the pan-African magazine “Jeune Afrique”. On September 29, responding to an appeal filed by the polisario separatists, the European court ruled for the annulment of two trade agreements […]

Trump dismisses warmonger and Polisario supporter John Bolton

President Donald Trump has received the resignation of his national security adviser John Bolton, a warmonger whose stands have leaned towards the separatist thesis in the Moroccan Sahara. Trump said in a tweet that he asked Bolton to resign because his services are no longer needed. “I disagree strongly with many of his suggestions as […]

Mastercard ventures into African fintech, snapping up $5.2bn stake in continent’s no.1 telco

Mastercard has acquired a minority stake in the fintech subsidiary of South African telecommunications giant MTN in a deal valued at a whopping $5.2 billion, whereby the partnership will see Africa’s biggest mobile company to strategically leverage the US giant’s technology for its payments and remittance expansion in the continent. By snapping up the minority […]