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Addis Ababa Declaration: 54 African countries pledge to minimize impact of mineral mining

Environment ministers from fifty-four African countries have acknowledged key environmental challenges faced by the continent — land degradation, desertification and drought – in the Addis Ababa declaration. The declaration was a key outcome of the 19th African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) 2023 that was held in mid August in Ethiopia’s capital city. In […]

Niger quits Lake Chad anti-terrorism force

Niger withdrew from a joint military force formed by countries bordering Lake Chad to fight terrorist groups. The move aims to free-up forces to reinforce oil installations at home, which has been targets of terrorist attacks. The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) was established in 1994 and has been reactivated in 2015 to counter Boko […]

Casablanca Finance City, 1st financial center in Africa – Global Financial Centers Index

Casablanca Finance City (CFC) has retained its ranking as the first financial center on African continent on Global Financial Centers Index (GFCI). The latest GFCI report, the 30th edition, ranks CFC 53rd globally, 4th in the Middle East region and the first on the African continent. CFC dominates Cape Town (62nd), Johannesburg (64th), Mauritius (73rd) […]