EU unveils details of $150bn Global Gateway investment plan for Africa

European Union and African Union (AU) leaders met in Brussels earlier this week to unveil details of the bloc’s $150bn Global Gateway Plan for Africa that is designed to fund projects in infrastructure, energy, and food security, as the bloc attempts to compete with China’s Belt and Road scheme. Moussa Faki Mahamat, the Chairperson of […]

Sierra Leonean FM commends Morocco’s role in consolidation of Mano River Union

The Foreign Minister of Sierra Leone David Francis has commended the role played by Morocco in support of the Mano River Union. At a news conference in Rabat following talks with his Moroccan peer, Nasser Bourita, the Sierra Leonian official highlighted Morocco’s continuous support to the Mano River Union, stressing that King Mohammed VI personally […]

In Morocco, Africa stands united against child soldiers

The African Ministerial Conference on Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) of child soldiers, held Thursday in Rabat, was crowned with the adoption of a joint statement, pledging to combat the recruitment and use of children in armed conflicts. The Rabat Declaration, endorsed by participating African Ministers and Heads of delegations, is a collective African response […]