World Economic Forum’s (WEF) annual survey of chief economists from the public and private sector is relatively upbeat about Africa, with 65% of them expecting moderate growth in sub-Saharan Africa this year, but geopolitical rifts could hit global growth. According to the WEF’s Chief Economists Outlook report, 56% of the chief economists polled anticipate a […]
The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, has called on Spanish government and companies to protect the rights of Moroccan woman seasonal workers in strawberry farms. He urged the Spanish authorities and agribusinesses to “immediately improve abysmal conditions for neglected migrant laborers” deployed as “essential workers” to pick strawberries […]
Morocco’s diplomatic strategy is bearing fruit across Anglophone Africa, as a growing number of English-speaking nations endorse its autonomy plan as the only solution to the Sahara issue, in a development that reflects a broader global realignment in favor of Rabat’s sovereignty over the territory. In a major diplomatic win, Ghana, a longtime ally of […]
