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D-8 meeting: Nigeria, Egypt and other developing nations seek to deal with currency, energy and food crises

More cooperation was needed among developing nations to overcome dwindling foreign currency reserves, a growing energy crisis and supply chain disruptions, according to business leaders and officials from eight developing nations meeting in Bangladesh. Representatives from Egypt, Nigeria, Turkey, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan and Bangladesh under the banner of D-8, or developing eight countries, were discussing […]

Egypt hosts Grand Renaissance Dam talks

Egypt is hosting the Grand Renaissance Dam talks with irrigation ministers from Sudan and Ethiopia in attendance. Ethiopia is building a dam on the Nile but Cairo is worried that it will affect its share of the Nile most of which is used for agriculture. Despite their differences, President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has stated that the […]

Mali accuses again Algeria of supporting terrorists, fueling instability in the Sahel

Mali’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned on Wednesday Algeria of supporting terrorist groups in the Sahel, of fueling instability in the region, and of interfering in its internal affairs. The Foreign Ministry emphasized in a strongly-worded statement that Mali would not allow external powers to meddle in its sovereignty or act as “firefighters” while fueling […]