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Gabon elections: Bongo aims for third term; opposition optimistic of victory

Voters in Gabon are awaiting results from Saturday’s (26 August) triple election — in which President Ali Bongo Ondimba is seeking a third term after taking office in 2009 — but that were marred by delays, internet blockage, and night curfew. The 64-year-old incumbent, whose family has ruled the country for 56 years, is being […]

Morocco, towards an industry with a national capital

Morocco, Africa’s largest industrial powerhouse, is set to further expand the share of the secondary sector in its GDP by focusing on highly technological footprints with a Moroccan capital with encouragement from the country’s monarchy. King Mohammed VI has lifted the curtain on two prototypes made by Moroccans in the field of the automotive sector. […]

Gambia Reiterates Support for Moroccan Sovereignty Over Sahara

Gambian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mamadou Tangara, reiterated, from Rabat Monday, his country’s support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. During a press briefing following his talks with Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, the Gambian Minister reiterated his country’s position “which entertains no ambivalence” on Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara. Recalling that his country was among […]