Making the most of AfCFTA: African businesses bullish on the deal’s benefits

The African business community has maintained its bullish outlook on the benefits of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), as it weathers global instability, mainly due to the Russia-Ukraine war and the after-effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. African business advocacy group the Pan-African Private Sector Trade and Investment Committee (PAFTRAC) has published the results […]

UN Security Council Extends MINURSO Mandate; Calls for Realism & Compromise

The UN Security Council decided on April 30 to extend the MINURSO mandate for six months, while it once again recognized the credibility of the Morocco-proposed autonomy initiative to settle the Sahara conflict. The Security Council “decides to extend the mandate of the MINURSO until 31 October 2019,” reads the text of resolution 2468. The […]

Morocco takes presidency of Arab Renewable Energy Commission

Morocco took the presidency of the Arab Renewable Energy Commission on the sidelines of the Sixth international forum and fifth Arab forum of renewable energy, hosted in Amman on August 27-28. The North African country topped African and MENA region countries in the Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index established by British consultancy Ernest and Young. […]