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France’s Macron pledges to invest $2.8 billion in Africa

French President Emmanuel Macron who is touring East Africa, with stops in Djibouti, Ethiopia and Kenya, has pledged to invest $2.8 billion in Africa by financing and supporting startups and small- to – medium-sized enterprises by 2022. Macron, who started his trip to East Africa Monday, said the French government would support about 10,000 enterprises […]

Morocco makes case for co-development approach at EU-AU meeting in Brussels

Morocco’s outreach to Africa is based on a win-win approach underpinned by solidarity and co-development, Minister in charge of Africa cooperation Mohcine Jazouli reiterated at an EU-AU ministerial meeting in Brussels. Spearheaded by King Mohammed VI, Morocco broke away with conditionality in favor of co-development actions that address Africa’s pressing issues: peace and sustainable development, […]

UK PM vows first migrant flights to leave for Rwanda within weeks as parliament passes controversial bill

The United Kingdom’s first deportation flights could leave for Rwanda in 10-12 weeks, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday (22 April), only hours before the controversial government bill finally secured the approval of the upper house of parliament. The Rwanda deportation scheme, criticized by human rights experts and groups supporting asylum seekers, had […]