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As Trump backs 1-year AGOA extension, Africa braces for trade shake-up

The Trump administration has backed a one-year extension of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) just as the two-decade-old trade agreement was set to expire on 30 September. While the move offers temporary relief, it has done little to dispel mounting fears over the future of U.S.-Africa trade. AGOA, first passed in 2000, provides […]

Morocco suspends all Italy flights due to Covid-19

Morocco suspended all flights to and from Italy, which went under lockdown to stop the outbreak of the Coronavirus.   Morocco’s flag carrier RAM offered flight reschedule to its clients as it continues to maintain suspended a direct link to Beijing due to the virus outbreak.   More than 9,170 people in Italy have been […]

Ex-Gabon First Lady to remain in prison after investigative judge rejects bailout request

Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, wife of Gabon’s former leader Ali Bongo Ondimba, will remain in detention in Libreville main prison after the investigative judge turned down her defense team’s bailout request, ‘Gabon Review’ reports. The Franco-Gabonese woman was sent to prison on October 12, after long hours of hearing in an alleged case of money laundering […]