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Côte d’Ivoire to pull out contingent from UN peace keepers in Mali in backdrop of bilateral crisis

Côte d’Ivoire Tuesday informed the Unite Nations about its decision to gradually withdraw its forces taking part in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), amid ongoing feud between Abidjan and Bamako. The Ivorian mission to New York, in a correspondence to Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, said the West […]

North Africa’s economies to expand by 4.6% in 2023, green growth a priority — AfDB

North African countries are projected to see a slight increase in economic growth to 4.6% in 2023 and 4.4% in 2024, and should make green growth an urgent priority, according to the latest North Africa Economic Outlook report published by the African Development Bank (AfDB). In the report titled “Mobilizing Private-Sector Financing for Climate and […]

Sahara: Security Council optimistic about resumption of political process with new personal envoy

The UN Security Council (UNSC) held this week closed-door consultations on the Moroccan Sahara issue, during which the Council members were briefed by Martha Pobee, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political Affairs and Peace Operations, and Alexander Ivanko, UN Secretary General’s Secial Representative and Head of MINURSO. According to diplomatic sources, […]