Ethiopia set to repatriate some 70,000 nationals in ‘difficult situation’ from Saudi Arabia

Ethiopia has announced it is going to repatriate some 70,000 of its nationals who have been living in squalid conditions in Saudi Arabia, a third such program since 2018. The announcement was made last week in Addis Ababa, with the repatriation set to begin in early April, targeting some 70,000 “Ethiopians who are in a […]

Morocco elected to vice-presidency of FAO Council

Morocco secured election to the vice-presidency of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Council during the agency’s 179th conference in Rome on Monday. The kingdom will serve on the FAO Council, the organization’s 49-member executive body responsible for overseeing policy implementation and strategic direction, until 2029. This election confirms member states’ confidence in Morocco’s […]

Russia-Ukraine War Impacts Severely on Nigeria’s Economy

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in its seventh month, Nigerians are feeling a harder punch with the scarcity of energy sources, wheat and fertilizer, as well as a worsening foreign exchange scarcity. While oil and gas exports account for 90% of Nigeria’s foreign exchange earnings, falling oil output and demographic growth mean that production is […]