BAM Governor Abdellatif Jouahri

Ghanaian diplomat appointed as new UN envoy to Libya

The United Nations chief announced he has appointed Hanna Serwaa Tetteh of Ghana as the global body’s new envoy to Libya, replacing Senegal’s Abdoulaye Bathily who stepped down last April. The former foreign minister of Ghana, who more recently has been Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s special representative to the Horn of Africa, is the 10th person […]

Morocco’s Flag Carrier to re-open Casablanca-Sao Paulo direct air link on Dec. 7

Morocco’s carrier Royal Air Maroc (RAM) announced that it will re-open the Casablanca- Sao Paulo direct air link starting from December 7, 2024 with three weekly flights. The announcement was made while Brazilian Foreign Affairs Minister Mauro Vieira was visiting Rabat. Flights from Casablanca to Brazilian Sao Paulo will take place on Mondays, Thursdays and […]

U.S. miner, backed by Bezos and Gates, secures high-stakes deal for DRC’s largest lithium deposit

In a major development for U.S. mineral strategy in Africa, KoBold Metals, a California-based company backed by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates, has signed a landmark agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to explore and develop the Manono lithium project — one of the world’s richest untapped lithium deposits. The deal, witnessed […]