Algerian lawyers join protest movement

Turkey fumes over EU sanctions on maritime company accused of breaking UN Libya arm embargo

Turkey’s Foreign Ministry Monday slammed the European Union (EU) for imposing sanctions on a Turkish maritime company accused of shipping weapons to the UN-backed Government of Nations Accord (GNA) in violation of the UN arm embargo on the troubled oil-rich African country. “It has no value in our sight to add our maritime company to […]

Gabon’s Afrijet calls for more competition to bring down price of flight ticket

Afrijet, Gabon’s only airline providing domestic flights, has called for more competition and tax reforms as part of the efforts to slash down the price of flight tickets. “Dreaming of competition to be able to set prices is not according to this debate, but according to the reality of our costs! Like all economic actors, […]

AGOA ‘at crossroads’ but Kenya’s Ruto confident about trade pact renewal under Trump

The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) is “at a crossroads”, faced with an uncertain future under the incoming Donald Trump administration in the United States, says a new analysis by the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), though Kenya’s president has exuded confidence that the US government will extend the hallmark trade program […]