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Outdated borders, grounded dreams: Africa risks losing $80B despite aviation growth

Despite Africa’s burgeoning tech sector and ambitious continental trade plans, outdated border systems and restrictive visa policies are poised to cost the continent an estimated $80 billion in lost economic potential over the next decade. According to a recent report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Africa’s aviation growth is being stunted by paper-based […]

Morocco re-elected to World Food Programme’s executive board

Morocco was re-elected on Friday as a member of the Executive Board of the World Food Programme (WFP) for another one-year mandate. The election took place during the 176th session of the Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), held in Rome December 2-6. This re-election reiterates the international recognition of […]

A civilian and three security forces, killed in a separatist attack in Cameroon

Three security forces and one civilian were shot dead Monday at a checkpoint in an attack in Moungo department, in the littoral region, that Cameroonian authorities blamed on separatists fighting to break away from Yaounde. “On Monday morning, heavily armed separatists opened fire on the Matouké checkpoint in the Bona-Léa district of the Moungo department. […]