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Washington hails ‘record’ year for US-Africa ties post-2022 leaders summit

The United States had delivered more than 40% of commitments made at the United States-Africa Leaders Summit (USALS) one year ago, which hosted about 50 African heads of government in Washington DC, senior US government officers have said. Speaking during a digital press briefing on the one year anniversary (14 December), they pointed out that […]

Moroccan Diplomat Elected President of UNICEF Board of Directors

Morocco’s permanent representative to the United Nations in New York, Omar Hilale, was elected president of the UNICEF board of directors for the year 2019. The election of the Moroccan diplomat, which follows the endorsement by the Group of African States in the United Nations, translates the international community’s trust in the role of Morocco […]

Global Warming Could Turn Sahel Green within Decades

Rising global temperatures could trigger an abrupt transition in weather patterns in Africa’s driest region, the Sahel, through an increase in rainfall that would turn the area green within decades, said scientists in a report published in Earth System Dynamics. The Sahel, home to 100 million people, has seen worsening extreme weather, including more frequent […]