egypt-relations

Reclaiming Africa’s space: AU backs push to ditch distorted world map

The African Union (AU) is calling for a global map correction, challenging the centuries-old Mercator projection that drastically shrinks Africa’s size and influence in global perception. Backed by advocacy groups Africa No Filter and Speak Up Africa, the ‘Correct The Map campaign urges the adoption of the 2018 Equal Earth projection to accurately reflect the […]

Sub-Saharan Africa income further falls behind rest of the world

Sub-Saharan Africans’ income is further decreasing compared to the rest of the World amid a lackluster economic growth, the International Monetary Fund Said. Amid a surge in geopolitical conflicts and climate change devastating impacts, Sub-Saharan African economies would only grow by 3.8% this year, up from 3.4% in 2023, the IMF said in a report. […]

Teachers’ wage hike to cost government $900 million

The Moroccan government will have to spend 900 million dollars (9 billion dirhams) in 2024 and 2025 on the new deal struck with teachers to end their long strike, education minister Chakib Benmousa said. After negotiations with teachers’ unions, the government had agreed to a wage hike of 1500 dirhams and an increase in other […]