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ECA, Afreximbank launch digital platform to boost intra-Africa trade

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Afreximbank have announced the development of the African Trade Exchange Platform (ATEX), a digital business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-government (B2G) tool to help boost intra-African trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). A statement by the ECA on Friday (27 January) also noted that the ATEX platform […]

Algerian regime’s Morocco phobia doesn’t spare sports

Official Algerian media have hit a new low by censuring Morocco’s win over Belgium with the main state-run channel omitting altogether to speak about that game while mentioning other matches in the same group. The sequence was captured and shared largely on social media with users mocking the absurd move by an Algerian regime that […]

EU Agrees to Open Talks with Morocco on New Fisheries Deal

The Council of European Union has approved the opening of negotiations with Morocco on a new fisheries partnership agreement. The current, 4-year accord sealed with the North African Kingdom, will expire on 14 July 2018. An independent European evaluation study underlines the positive impact of the current protocol in terms of sustainable fishing and its […]