Namibia marks first Genocide Remembrance Day amid growing calls for reparations

Namibia has officially commemorated its first Genocide Remembrance Day, honoring more than 70,000 Ovaherero and Nama people killed by German colonial forces between 1904 and 1908. The solemn national holiday was marked by a candle-lighting ceremony and war cries, as calls for reparations and justice intensified. President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, speaking at the ceremony, described the […]

FICOSA Joins Morocco’s Automotive Industry Fabric

Spanish car parts maker, Ficosa, will start operating its Moroccan plant specializing in producing in-vehicle cameras on March 20, the company said. The Catalonia-based Ficosa, which has been sold to Japan’s Panasonic last July, has completed the plant for a total cost of €30 million. The plant, which will offer 800 direct jobs by 2020, […]

China’s economic malaise and how it will impact on African countries

With China’s Central Bank making Tuesday (15 August) its largest interest-rate cut since the pandemic and news that its economy has fallen into deflation, the implications of this economic instability in China could have repercussions for Africa, experts warn. China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Tuesday (15 August) it would stop releasing youth unemployment […]