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Benin’s Jean-Claude Talon elected new President of Africa’s tennis governing body

The Confederation of African Tennis (CAT) elected last week Jean-Claude Talon from Benin as the new President of the continent’s tennis governing body in replacement of Tarak Chérif from Tunisia who had led the organization since 2004. Jean-Claude Talon, brother of Benin’s President Patrice Talon, is the President of the West African country’s tennis Federation. […]

Australia to open Embassy in Rabat soon

Canberra will soon have an embassy in Rabat in order to strengthen ties with the Kingdom, said Julie Bishop Australia’s Foreign Minister in Marrakech. Bishop made the announcement during a press briefing following talks with her Moroccan peer Salaheddine Mezouar, on the side lines of COP22. We hope that the opening of the embassy will […]

Africa’s trade deficit with China shrinks due to soaring minerals exports, weaker currencies

Africa’s trade deficit with China has shrunk in the first half of this year, as exports from some, especially resource-rich, African countries have soared in the first half of the year, while imports from China to Africa fell slightly, according to the latest Chinese customs data. During the first six months of this year, China’s […]