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Morocco wins growing international support for autonomy as ‘Sole’ solution to Sahara issue

Representatives of forty countries, including 27 ministers, took part at a virtual ministerial conference to reiterate support for Morocco’s autonomy proposal as the only political solution to the Sahara issue. The conference was co-chaired by Moroccan Foreign Minister and US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker. “President Trump’s proclamation on December […]

COVID-19: Tunisia rolls out support package for media

The Tunisian government Wednesday unveiled a support package to help media cope with ripple effects of the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. A cabinet meeting, with media on top of its agenda, discussed ways to enable newspapers and other media outlets to continue generating advertisement revenues and help them continue publishing amid the ongoing pandemic given their […]

Africa’s economic growth to outpace global average in 2024 — Afreximbank report

The economic growth across Africa is projected to exceed global average this year, according to a new report published by the Afreximbank, despite several downside risks, including increasing levels of sovereign debt, associated sustainability risks, and excessive exposure to adverse terms-of-trade shocks. The report entitled ‘A Resilient Africa: Delivering Growth in a Turbulent World’, the […]