MINURSO headquarters in Laayoune

AfDB’s first symposium on Climate Change calls for increased focus on resilience building

The African Development Bank hosted earlier this week a symposium to mark the bank’s Climate Change and Green Growth Day. The symposium, the first of its kind, was held under the theme: “Moving from emergency relief to building resilience.” It came in the wake of two devastating tropical cyclones, Idai and Kenneth, which ripped through […]

Postponement of Francophonie 18th Summit to 2022

The Francophonie summit, scheduled to take place in Djerba, Tunisia, in November, has been postponed to the Fall of 2022.   The decision, made at a meeting of the Permanent Council of the International Organization of the Francophonie (OIF) on Tuesday, October 12, has yet to be ratified by the ministers, but there seems to […]

Morocco: FRMF to name former Fennec manager as new coach of Atlas Lions

The Moroccan football federation, FRMF, is likely to unveil former manager of Algeria’s football national team as the new coach of Atlas Lions in replacement of Hervé Renard who signed for Saudi Arabia. Vahid Halilhodžić, who has found agreement to terminate his contract with French top league club, Nantes, has been hand-picked by the FRMF […]