Raja Casablanca team

‘He didn’t die rich’: Bill Gates pledges $198bn to Africa to improve health, education

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has announced that the majority of his $200 billion fortune will be spent over the next two decades on transforming health and education across Africa. Speaking at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Gates called for bold investments in human potential as the key to unlocking prosperity across the continent. […]

Iraq: The cost of the Political crisis

Tensions between the governments in Baghdad and the semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan are jeopardizing the country’s effort to stand again on its feet. Iraq is now the second largest oil producing country within the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) but it is also loosing $200 each second because of the frequent blockage of […]

Zanzibar eyes resources, ICT sectors to diversify economy away from tourism

Zanzibar has put 12 new oil and gas exploration blocks up for grabs, which in line with President Hussein Mwinyi’s $2.4 billion plan to entice shipping, oil exploration, and seaweed processing while fostering the “blue” economy, as the East African country is looking to explore other economic options outside of tourism Suleiman Masoud Makame, Zanzibar’s […]