African countries ‘robbed’ of $11bn in annual revenues by ‘incognito’ fishing vessels

Illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing costs African countries up to $11.49 billion annually, according to a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Duke University, that also found that over 75% of the world’s industrial fishing vessels, mostly in Africa and South Asia, are operating “incognito.” In the new study published […]

Japan vows to boost private sector investment in Africa

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday said his country will offer enhanced trade insurance to boost private sector investment in Africa. Abe made the statement at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development opened in Yokohama on Wednesday. The meeting attended by a few dozen African leaders and representatives of […]

German state media highlights success of Morocco’s strategy on Sahara issue

Germany’s state-owned media, DW, published a detailed article highlighting the success of Morocco’s diplomacy in defending the Kingdom’s sovereignty over the Sahara territory, while framing the dispute as opposing Morocco to Algeria through its Polisario proxies. “Morocco’s strategy on the Western Sahara has paid off,” was the headline of the article which enumerates the diplomatic […]