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US-Algeria-Sahara: Blinken exposes Boukadoum’s misleading & tortuous account

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Algerian FM Sabri Boukadoum had on Thursday, for the first time, a telephone conversation, under the Biden Administration, but the two top diplomats gave different accounts of their talks, leaving many scratching their heads. In his posted tweet, Boukadoum said Western Sahara was discussed, but Secretary Blinken made […]

Morocco’s King Calls for ‘Green Revolution’ in Africa

King Mohammed VI of Morocco stressed the need for a “Green Revolution” in Africa that is based on a large-scale overhaul of technology and production methods suited to the African context and consistent with the requirements of climate change. The call was made in a message to the participants in the 10th edition of the […]

AfDB doubles its commitments, pledges $25 billion to climate finance for 2020-2025

The African Development Bank will double its climate finance commitments for the period 2020-2025, the Bank’s President announced at the One Planet Summit taking place in Nairobi. Akinwumi A. Adesina said that the Bank would commit at least $25 billion towards climate finance. Speaking at a plenary of the Summit Thursday in the presence of […]