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Panic in Algeria over Potential Eviction of Polisario from AU, Jeune Afrique says

As soon as Morocco expressed and submitted its reintegration request to the African Union, panic spread among the kingmakers in the Algerian regime amid prospects of an upcoming eviction of the Polisario from the pan-African organisation, France-based Algerian journalist Farid Alilat wrote on Jeune Afrique magazine. The journalist, who is well versed on Algerian domestic […]

RiskMap2017: Morocco Most Secure, Politically Stable in North Africa

Risks, a specialist risk consultancy, published its annual study on trends in global risk and security, The Risk Map, which ranks Morocco as one of the most secure and politically stable countries for business in Africa and the first in the Maghreb region. The map, which highlights different levels of political and security risk, presented […]

Africa and Caribbean must tap into $1 billion in export potential — ITC report

A new report published by the International Trade Centre (ITC) last Thursday urges countries in Africa and the Caribbean to tap into the more than $1 billion in export potential between both regions. ITC’s “Expanding African-Caribbean Trade“ report, released at the inaugural AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (AFCTIF) in Barbados, highlights partnerships such as between […]