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Morocco Rescues 472 Migrants off Atlantic & Mediterranean Coasts

Morocco’s Royal navy rescued 427 illegal migrants on the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts. The navy said in a statement that it intercepted the migrants on board dinghy boats. Moroccan authorities said they dismantled over 80 illegal migration network and foiled more than 50,000 illegal immigration attempts in 2017. Morocco’s efforts to tighten the noose on […]

EU, US growing investment in Africa challenges China’s Belt and Road offensive

China’s Belt and Road investment in sub-Saharan Africa fell to a new low in 2023, which demonstrates that increased EU and US spending could reduce the region’s need to rely on Beijing for funding. China’s investment in the region related to Beijing’s Belt and Road (BRI) initiative, the main pillar of its global infrastructure development […]

Nigeria targets $2bln World Bank loan

Africa’s most populous nation is eying a $2 billion World Bank loan to help address pressing challenges and back up hard currency reserves, the government said. The country qualifies for the financing and has the support of other regional banks such as the African Development Bank, Nigerian finance minister Wale Edun said on the sidelines […]