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Algeria boycotts Ecuador’s bananas after its pro-Morocco move

The prices of bananas are set to surge in Algeria after the latter boycotted imports of the fruit from its main supplier Ecuador, which has withdrawn recognition of the Polisario entity and backed Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara. Ecuador has made the position last month, following the example of Panama, showing strong support for […]

Morocco calls for preservation of Africa’s interests in new global digital order

Africa’s interests as an important component of the Global South must be preserved in the new global digital order, stressed from London Latifa Akharbach, President of Morocco’s High Authority for Audiovisual Communication (HACA). Speaking at the University of Westminster as part of an international conference on “The regulation of digital media and its challenges for […]

Egypt Denies Insulting African Countries, Cairo to Investigate Allegations

Cairo has expressed doubts as to the veracity of allegations that a senior Egyptian official referred to African countries as “dogs and slaves” in Arabic at the UN Environment conference that took place last week in Kenya and stated that it will launch an investigation into the matter. The incident purportedly took place during consultations […]