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Pope Francis condemns ‘colonialist mentality’ towards Africa ahead of DRC visit

Pope Francis has condemned a “colonialist mentality” of the international community toward Africa in an exclusive interview with the Associated Press at the Vatican, just days ahead of his official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Sudan. Highlighting the problem of attitude toward the African continent, Francis pointed out in the […]

Morocco, Spain’s largest electricity supplier

Morocco topped the list of electricity suppliers to Spain in 2018 with 2088GW per hour, Spanish institute Red Eléctrica de España said. The institute said that 76% of electricity trade flows on the border were taken by Morocco while the remaining 24% by Spain. Morocco and Spain will further boost their electric connectivity with a […]

IMF warns climate change to exacerbate conflict, war-torn, fragile African states most at risk

Climate change that is already disproportionately affecting war-torn countries threatens to exacerbate conflict in fragile nations across the globe, but most of all in Africa, and lead to increased deaths, according to a new report published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). While climate shocks alone may not trigger new unrest, the Washington-based global lender […]