Few days ahead of submitting its bid books with all details to the FIFA, Morocco is banking on its comparative advantage offering a compact tournament in the face of the joint Canada/Mexico/United States bid for the expanded 48-team finals, Forbes wrote. “Attractive destinations, short travel times between venues, and perhaps most importantly, a time zone […]
Japan’s car company Toyota will soon set up a car assembly plant in Côte d’Ivoire. This is the purpose of an agreement the company signed Thursday August 29 in Yokohama, Japan, with the Ivorian government. The document was signed by the Ivorian transport minister, Amadou Koné, and the CEO of Toyota, Ichiro Kashitani, on the […]
Ethiopia and Somalia have reached an agreement on the deployment of Ethiopian forces as part of the newly established African Union (AU) Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). The deal, outlined in a joint communiqué released on 22 February, follows a visit by Ethiopian officials, including Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, chief of staff of […]
