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South Africa resilient to China’s efforts to influence media — Freedom House study

South Africa’s free press has been largely successful at resisting efforts by the Chinese government to influence its content, a recent study by the US-based think tank Freedom House has concluded. The Freedom House report, titled “Beijing’s Global Media Influence 2022,” said South Africans as a whole, including journalists, are highly skeptical of Chinese state […]

Akhannouch Tops Podium of Richest Men in Morocco

Aziz Akhannouch, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister and head of the RNI party, was ranked Morocco’s wealthiest man in Forbes 2018 ranking of World’s Billionaires. Akhannouch, the owner of Akwa group, with a total wealth of $2.2 billion came ahead of his countryman Othman Benjelloun, President of BMCE Bank with $1.7 billion. Akhannouch’s wealth came largely […]

Burundi reiterates unconditional support for Morocco’s territorial integrity & sovereignty, hails king’s Atlantic Initiatives

Burundi’s Foreign Minister Albert Shingiro has reiterated his country’s consistent position in favor of Morocco’s territorial integrity and unconditional support to the Kingdom’s sovereignty over its entire territory, including the Sahara region. This came during a meeting the Burundian official held in Rabat on Thursday with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. Albert Shingiro also reiterated […]