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Rwanda rebuffs ‘baseless allegations’ it ‘launders’ conflict minerals from DRC used in Apple products

Rwanda has hit back at the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) for making “baseless allegations” against Apple after Kinshasa earlier accused the tech giant of using illegally exported materials from the war-torn east of the West African country in its products. Lawyers representing the DRC government alleged last week that Apple was […]

Will Morocco’s central bank end accommodative monetary policy to curb inflation?

Morocco’s central bank will hold its second meeting this year on June 21 to take key monetary policy decisions with analysts predicting the bank to increase key borrowing rates to mitigate the impact of imported inflation. Morocco has maintained the key interest rate at an all-time low of 1.5% since June 2020 to spur the […]

Moroccan-Nigerian Gas Pipeline, a Vector of Regional Integration

Morocco and Nigeria are making headway towards the achievement of the Atlantic Gas Pipeline that is meant to carry Nigerian gas through six countries to Morocco with a potential for export to Europe. To materialize this project, additional agreements were signed in Rabat in the presence of King Mohammed VI and Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Geoffrey […]