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Intra-Africa trade remains ‘difficult’ amid forex shortage, poor infrastructure — Standard Bank’s report

Intra-country trade in 10 key African countries remains difficult amid currency volatility and international capital flight, as business struggle to find the foreign currency, most notably the dollar, needed to pay for imports, according to the 2023 Standard Bank Africa Trade Barometer (ATB). The key finding in the study conducted by Standard Bank, Africa’s largest […]

Moroccan teachers risk dismissal if they don’t stop strike

The Moroccan government warned that the teachers demanding inclusion in the civil service will be sacked if they do not return to their classrooms after a four-week strike. Education Minister Saaid Amzazi who was speaking at a press conference together with government spokesperson said that the teachers have created an illegal coordination that has been […]

EU commits 24.4 million euros to tackle illicit arms trafficking in West Africa

The European Union has committed 24.4 million Euros to fight against the illicit trafficking in small arms and light weapons (SALW) and strengthen cross-border cooperation in West Africa, as announced during a recent roundtable on this pressing issue held in Abuja, Nigeria. Held under the theme of “Mapping the Landscape of SALW Proliferation in Nigeria: […]