Zimbabwe has banned the export of raw lithium from its mines so it can cash in on value addition and stop losing billions of dollars in mineral proceeds to foreign companies. The new regulation is designed to “ensure that the vision of the president to see the country becoming an upper-middle income economy has been […]
Morocco has contributed $5 million to the African Development Fund (ADF), which provides concessional funding for projects, technical assistance for studies and capacity-building activities in Africa. The Moroccan contribution was made during the Fund’s 16th replenishment meeting convened in Tangier Dec.5-6 to raise money for low-income African countries to enable them counter social and economic […]
With the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) set to expire in September, Kenya has launched last-minute negotiations with the United States to secure a bilateral trade agreement that could reshape its economic future. A high-level Kenyan delegation, led by Trade Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui, held talks in Washington with U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson […]
