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Somalia officially joins East African Community

Somalia has finished the process of becoming a fully-fledged member of the East African Community (EAC) after it has ratified the accession treaty to an economic bloc that has some of Africa’s rapidly growing economies. Somalia joined Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, and South Sudan, as part of the exclusive […]

Washington sanctions Somali officials for not meeting election schedule

The U.S. has imposed visa restrictions on a number of Somali officials, including regional leaders, suspected of obstructing the electoral process. This is in response to the missed deadline for the completion of Somalia’s long-delayed elections. The country’s National Consultative Assembly, which is chaired by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble, has extended the deadline for […]

Airbus strengthens partnership with Rabat as Morocco’s aviation sector expands

European aerospace giant Airbus is seeking to deepen its partnership with Morocco’s rapidly growing aviation sector, citing significant opportunities in the North African kingdom, company executives announced at the Paris Air Show, held from June 16-22 in the French capital’s suburbs. Wouter Van Wersch, Airbus executive vice president for international affairs, described Morocco as “a […]