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UK to cut import taxes on 99% of goods imported from Africa

The United Kingdom is to cut import taxes on hundreds more products from some of the world’s poorest countries, which is a part of its wider push to use trade to “drive prosperity and help eradicate poverty”, as well as reduce dependency on aid. The Department for International Trade said Monday (15 August) the scheme […]

Algeria fears Tuareg independence spill over

As the Tuaregs brace for a new war to liberate the Azawad territory in what came to be called northern Mali, Algeria is watching closely, fearing a spill over into its own large and impoverished Tuareg community. The Tuaregs sit on significant oil and gas reserves in Algeria’s south and their territories remain the least […]

Morocco’s Return to AU Brought Africa Together- AU Commission Chairperson

With the “blessed” return of Morocco to the African Union, the African continent has regained its unity, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki said. Speaking at the opening Wednesday of the fifth AU-EU Summit in Abidjan, Faki welcomed the attendance of King Mohammed VI at the event saying that Morocco’s return to Africa’s […]