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Africa’s booming oil exports to Europe to result in more pollution

Majority of oil trade routes are now at least five times longer as supplier and buyer dynamics have changed dramatically after the Western sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, raising the prospect of increased emissions. Most pre-war oil trade routes that took 5-6 days prior to the Russia-Ukraine war can now take […]

Morocco-EU Fisheries Agreement: National Cause Is a Red Line

Morocco made it clear Thursday as negotiations on a new fisheries agreement with the European Union started in Rabat that the national cause is a red line and that the Kingdom’s higher interests, including its territorial integrity, are not negotiable. Aziz Akhannouch, Minister of Agriculture and Maritime Fisheries, who chaired the launch of the technical […]

East African Community to benefit from Somalia’s entry and DRC president’s re-election

Somalia’s entry into the East African Community (EAC) and the re-election of the Congolese president are likely to provide an important impetus to the financial services, banking and tourism, as well as to investments in renewable energy, oil, transport and logistics, all of whom are set to drive business opportunities in the East African region […]