New Malian leader Assimi-Goita

New Foundation Confirms Morocco’s Role as a Bastion of Moderate Islam

Morocco’s King officially launched on Monday evening the Mohammed VI Foundation for African scholars tasked with boosting scientific and cultural reflection on Islam and spreading tolerant Islam in Africa. The foundation, which is part of Morocco’s strategy to fight extremism and religious fanaticism through spreading moderate Islam, is meant to foster coordination between all African […]

Russia, India to move away from US dollar in their trade exchanges with Africa

Trade exchanges between Russia and Africa should move away from the US dollar and be facilitated by transition to national currencies, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said, just as Tanzania and India have inked an agreement establishing a platform by which their bilateral trade will be carried out in their own currencies, not the dollar. […]

Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur makes history as she wins first WTA Title

Tunisia’s top ranking woman tennis player Ons Jabeur Sunday became the first Arab woman to win a Women Tennis Association (WTA) title as she defeated Russian Daria Kasatkina in Birmingham tournament. In their third clash in WTA finals so far in history, the 26-year Tunisian woman beat her opponent 7-5, 6-4 to capture the trophy. […]