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African Union: Rabat pleads for supporting peace, security & development in Gabon and Niger

Morocco has called on the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) to support peace, security and development efforts in Gabon and Niger to ensure the success of the transition in these two African countries. Addressing remotely a PSC meeting focusing on the situation in Gabon and Niger, Morocco’s permanent representative to […]

U.S. ‘deeply concerned’ over multiple arrests in Tunisia

The United States is “deeply concerned” about the arrests of politicians, business leaders and journalists reported in recent days in Tunisia, U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price said Wednesday. “We are deeply concerned by the reported arrests of multiple political figures, business leaders, and journalists in Tunisia in recent days,” Ned Price said in opening […]

ECA, Afreximbank launch digital platform to boost intra-Africa trade

The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Afreximbank have announced the development of the African Trade Exchange Platform (ATEX), a digital business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-government (B2G) tool to help boost intra-African trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). A statement by the ECA on Friday (27 January) also noted that the ATEX platform […]