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AU to Sanction Members Defaulting on Payment of Financial Contributions

The African Union on Wednesday called for a sanction regime against member states that would fail to make their annual financial contributions. African Union Commission chair Moussa Faki Mahamat announced the new measure in a speech at the 20th Extraordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union, focused on the continental reform agenda, […]

Uganda’s UNOC eyes China for funding to begin commercial oil production in 2025

Uganda and neighboring Tanzania are seeking investments of up to $20bn for a slew of new projects across the oil value chain, including to develop an export pipeline before 2025. The CEO of Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC), Proscovia Nabbanja, said that the state-owned oil company is pursuing several projects across the upstream, midstream and […]

Morocco: Project to generalize social protection launched under King’s chairmanship

King Mohammed VI chaired, Wednesday at the Royal Palace of Fez, the launching ceremony of the implementation of the project to generalize social protection, which represents a genuine social revolution given its direct and concrete impact on the improvement of the living conditions of citizens, the preservation of the dignity of all Moroccans and the […]