Morocco calls on EU to support the positive dynamics underway in the Moroccan Sahara

Morocco has called on the European Union to leave its comfort zone and support the positive dynamics underway in the Moroccan Sahara. The call was launched by Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita in an interview with Europe Agency. Answering a question on the US decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara, the minister […]

Landmark ruling finds Belgium guilty of crimes against humanity in colonial Congo

The Court of Appeals in Brussels has ruled that Belgium must pay reparations to five women who were forcibly taken from their mothers and put in orphanages in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) when it was still a Belgian colony because they were victims of “systematic kidnapping” by state. The appellate judges thus overturned […]

African start-ups break record with securing $1.2bn funding in 2024 — report

African start-ups recorded an impressive fundraising performance in July 2024, raising $420 million, the highest monthly figure since the tracking began in 2019, according to a recent report by Africa: The Big Deal. This sum also represents 2.5 times the average monthly amount raised over the past one year, signaling a strong rebound in investment […]