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Africa: Infrastructure development funding hits $100 Billion

Funding destined to infrastructure development in Africa hits $100 billion in 2018, the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) has announced. The ICA’s Infrastructure Financing Trends in Africa 2018 report shows that financing of infrastructure in Africa reached a new high of $100.8 billion in 2018, a jump of about a quarter on 2017 and 38% […]

Three West African coup-hit states ponder ditching French colonial currency

Junta leaders in the coup-hit West African countries have recently made headlines when they pushed for the ditching of the West African franc (CFA), a colonial-era legacy, though the desire to change the currency seems to not be uniform yet among the three juntas. Since the coup in Niger in July last year, fissures within […]

Morocco’s policy for modern, sustainable, reliable energy highlighted at High-level Dialogue on Energy

Morocco’s inventive policy for a modern, sustainable and reliable energy and its irreversible choices in terms of energy transition were highlighted at the High-level Dialogue on Energy held Friday by videoconference on the sidelines of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.   Addressing the gathering, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita pointed out that […]