Libya: Sarkozy rejects receiving €50m from Gaddafi to finance the 2007 elections

Former French President and 2017 presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy has dismissed claims by French and Lebanese businessman Ziad Takieddine who underlined that the French politician received 50 million Euros from the former Libyan ruler for his 2007 presidential campaign. Takieddine, in a video-taped interview published by French investigative website Mediapart, repeated that he gave three […]

Minister & Businessman to Gear Morocco’s 2026 World Cup Campaign

Morocco chose a successful businessman and current industry minister to lead its charm offensive to host the 2026 World Soccer Cup, in a fifth attempt by the kingdom to organize the global sports event. Moulay Hafid Elalamy will act as the governmental interlocutor for FIFA and will be tasked with coordinating the campaign to host […]

China woos Ethiopia, pledging food, trade, investments for Horn of Africa

While China’s global competition has been a well-known fact, Beijing now signals an expansion of its ambitions in the Horn of Africa, as evidenced by Ethiopia’s recent acknowledgement that China has become the East African nation’s leading source of foreign direct investment, largest trading partner, and development financier. China plans to send more emergency food […]