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AU calls for ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Ethiopia’s Tigray region as fighting intensifies

The African Union’s (AU) chairman has called for an “immediate, unconditional ceasefire” in the two-year-old conflict in Ethiopia’s northern Tigray region, whereby his call for a truce comes as the pan-African body makes efforts to bring the warring sides to the negotiating table. African Union Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat expressed “grave concern” in a […]

China’s Export Import Bank taps into Attijariwafa Bank African network with $5 bln

China’s Export Import Bank and the Casablanca-based Attijariwafa Bank will join efforts in a $5 billion bank dedicated to boosting African exports to China and promoting industrial activity in the countries where the Moroccan bank operates. The deal attests to the credibility and large network of Moroccan banks in Africa, as well as Morocco’s efforts […]

Morocco’s renewed diplomacy in Africa ‘hints broader ambition’- Stratfor

The reinvigoration of Morocco’s diplomacy in Africa and its willingness to join the African Union are indicators of a broader ambition to expand its influence and defend its position on the Sahara issue, says Stratfor, a US-based geopolitical intelligence firm. “Morocco has been laying the economic and diplomatic groundwork to extend its reach into the […]