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Niger again fails to meet debt payment as post-coup woes pile

Niger failed to make a debt payment of 13.4 billion CFA francs ($22 million) last week, the West African debt management agency said on Monday (19 February), bringing the total default to $519 million since a coup in July 2023 and its subsequent suspension from regional financial markets. The West African Economic Monetary Union (WAEMU) […]

Morocco recovers from Chile 400 Mln-year-old fossils

Morocco has recovered earlier this week from Chile Some 117 pieces of rare fossils originating from the Kingdom that are 400 Mln-year-old. The paleontological pieces were confiscated by Chilean customs between 2017 and 2022. They were handed to Morocco’s Ambassador in Santiago, Kenza El Ghali, by Director of National Heritage Services, Nelida Pozo Kudo, and […]

Fragile hope: DRC and M23 rebels announce surprise ceasefire

In a surprising breakthrough, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel group have agreed to an “immediate” ceasefire, pledging to suspend hostilities while peace talks continue in Qatar. The joint announcement, issued late Wednesday (23 April), marks the first formal commitment to peace after multiple failed ceasefires since 2021. The truce follows […]