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Kenya closes border with Somalia on backdrop of maritime dispute

It’s official. The government of Kenya has closed a border with neighboring Somalia indefinitely with cross-border trade banned in the process. Rising tensions between Kenya and Somalia over political and economic interests have seen the two East African countries also spar pettily over border and immigration rules in recent months. The border closure is the […]

Morocco’s 2021 draft budget to keep jobs, spur coronavirus hit economy

In accordance with Royal guidance, the government has elaborated a draft budget that provides for special measures to keep jobs, promote youth employment, generalize health insurance and reform civil service. The government, which examined the draft budget in its council, said in a statement that priority is attached to shoring up the economy through offering […]

Cash-strapped South Africa’s Eskom to cut power over shortage

South African state power utility Eskom said on Monday that it would implement controlled power cuts for a second day in a row because of a shortage of generating capacity in the southern African nation. The state power utility said it would cut 2,000 megawatts from the national grid from 07:00 GMT, likely until 20:00 […]