Arab League aware of “difficult circumstances” against IS

ECOWAS: Nigeria Studying Move to Embrace New ECO Currency

Nigeria is studying the currency changes ringing through the West African region and will respond in due course, a statement by a media aide to the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning said. “Nigeria has received the news of the change of the UEMOA Currency, the CFA (Communaute Financiere d’Afrique) to Eco supposedly as […]

Ethiopia’s Amhara state hit by protests over govt’s plan to disarm regional forces

Scores of people have been killed in huge protests that have taken place in Ethiopia’s Amhara region for the past few days against the federal government’s plan to disarm regional paramilitary force. The plan by the Ethiopian government to disarm Amhara State’s volunteer civilian militia has sparked protests and deadly clashes in the northern part […]

Phosphates giant OCP reports $9.7 billion revenue in 2024, up 6%

Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizer giant, OCP, said its revenue grew 6% in 2024 to 9.7 billion dollars, following improving demand in the international markets. The group, which will issue detailed financial results at a later date, plans to go green by 2040 as it forges ahead to rely on renewable energies and desalinated water by […]