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Morocco continues efforts to narrow gap between Libyan rivals

After the launch of the Bouznika talks that led to a breakthrough in appointing senior government officials, Morocco’s Tangier is hosting a meeting bringing together members of the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR). In a speech delivered at the official opening of the consultative meeting Tuesday, Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita renewed Morocco’s commitment to […]

Africa-COVID-19: Worrying decline in remittances from the Diaspora

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa is concerned about the alarming decline in remittances from African Diaspora. With the global economic crisis, these Diasporas are sending less money to their countries of origin. This year, the decline is expected to reach 21% or $18 billion less than in 2019. The anti-poverty organization ONE and […]

Mauritania: President Abdel Aziz registers as presidential candidate

Mauritania will hold presidential elections in June and President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz is the first person to hand in his documents as a candidate to the Constitutional court. The elections could be boycotted as it has been for the case of the municipal and legislative elections. Alongside the preparations for the elections, he is […]