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Nigeria still preparing for AfCFTA as eight African countries ready to start trading

Nigeria continues to lag behind in making the AfCFTA trade agreement operational, as a number of other African countries have been chosen to begin exchanging goods and services under the AfCFTA terms. Almost two years after the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA), which came into force on 1 January 2021, […]

Gabon: 27 presidential hopefuls submit bids for August presidential elections

27 people have submitted their candidacies for 26 August presidential polls, Gabon’s Center of Elections (CGE) said Monday. Michel Stéphane Bonda, President of CGE did not unveil names of candidates but indicated that Center until July 16 -deadline for candidacies-, received 27 bids and 20 of them have been validated. 7 are left to be […]

Jordan, second Arab State to have a consulate in Morocco’s Sahara region

Jordan plans to open a consulate in Laayoune, the largest city in the Moroccan Sahara, amid a growing support for Morocco at the Arab and African levels.   The decision was announced by King Abdullah II of Jordan during phone talks with King Mohammed VI Thursday, the Moroccan Royal Office said in a statement.   […]