Morocco purchased 12% of overall arms imports in Africa maintaining its position as the second largest buyer of weapons on the continent over the 2013-2017 period, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said in a recent report. Morocco was ranked ahead of Nigeria with 5.1% of African arms imports and was preceded by Algeria, […]
Donatien Nagalo, Burkina Faso’s Minister of Industrial development, Trade, Crafts and Small and Medium-sized enterprises, stepped down Tuesday amid growing protests against his appointment by traders who accuse him of fraud and embezzlement, Anadolu news agency reports. “I Sincerely and honestly recognize that I am an honest and honest Burkinabe citizen, dedicated and committed to […]
African trade ministers and senior government officials held a coordination meeting on Thursday in Marrakesh aimed at consolidating Africa’s position on key issues that will be on the agenda of the 14th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), scheduled for March 2026 in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The discussions and interventions at this meeting—presided over […]
