Morocco narrows its trade deficit by 7.6% in November

Morocco cut its trade deficit by 7.6% in November thanks to higher exports of the automotive sector and lower energy prices. Morocco’s imports stood at 653 billion dirhams, down 3.3%, while its exports remained almost stable at 392 billion dirhams. A drop in phosphates and by product sales was compensated by an improvement in sales […]

Accra Reparations Conference calls for Africa united front to redress slave trade injustices

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo has called for a united front with African leaders on demands for reparations for transatlantic slavery and colonial-era damages, as they gathered on Tuesday (14 November) in Accra for a four-day conference that aims to explore how to address such historical injustices. Speaking at the opening session hosted by Ghana, its […]

South Sudan: gunmen kill 15 as UN reports 35% rise in people affected by violence

Unidentified assailants have reportedly shot dead 15 individuals in South Sudan’s Pibor region, including its commissioner, just as a new UN report found that the number of people affected by violence in the country surged by 35% in the last three months of 2023 due to ongoing inter-communal conflict. “The commissioner and his team visited […]