COM2023: Morocco calls for refocusing spending on better forms of social protection, income support

Morocco called, Monday in Addis Ababa before the 55th session of the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (COM2023), for refocusing spending on better targeted forms of social protection alongside income support. The Kingdom also pleaded for adequate political and technical support to initiatives aimed at facilitating cash transfers, such as […]

Russia shifts its Africa strategy amid military pivot and economic setbacks

Russia is intensifying efforts to boost its presence in Africa through expanded military and economic partnerships, even as its actual investments on the continent continue to lag behind lofty geopolitical ambitions. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed this week that Russia’s presence in Africa is “growing,” with new emphasis on “sensitive areas such as defense and […]

Spanish media hits new low on back of Ceuta migration crisis

Most Spanish media these days surf on the tide of far-right discourse following the crossing of thousands of migrants to Ceuta or Sebta as Moroccans call it. They continue to ignore the root causes behind the Spanish-Morocco rift to focus on the symptoms. Moroccan Foreign Minister made it clear that what happened over the last […]