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French AFD contributes €134.7 million to Morocco’s education system reform

The French Development Agency (AFD) will contribute €134.7 million to the public policy budget and the support program of the 2022-2026 roadmap for the reform of Morocco’s national education system. The related loan protocol and financing agreement were signed in Rabat this Monday by Minister in charge of the Budget, Fouzi Lekjaa, and the French […]

Cameroon military crushes separatist rebellion in country’s English-speaking region

Cameroon’s military announces it deployed scores of troops to three districts on Monday January 2 in the central African state’s English-speaking Northwest region to deal with an increased violence by armed gangs. The military says armed gangs in Oku, Kumbo and Kakiri districts over the weekend sealed markets, chased people and vehicles from the streets […]

Mali: Barrick’s CEO says ‘difficult decision’ must be made soon on reopening its gold mine amid dispute

Barrick Gold’s CEO Mark Bristow has said operations at its shuttered Loulo-Gounkoto mine in Mali will restart once the country’s junta authorities allow it to resume gold shipments. Operations at the site were halted in January 2024 after the Malian government blocked gold shipments and seized approximately $245 million worth of gold. Bristow emphasized that […]