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World Bank: Geopolitical Tensions Affect Growth in MENA in 2019

Economic growth in the region of North Africa and the Middle East is expected to drop to 0.6 pc in 2019 against a 1.2 pc growth posted last year, says the World Bank in its latest report. The growth forecast for 2019 has been revised downwards due to intensified global economic headwinds and rising geopolitical […]

African Union: Morocco Calls For Integrating Climate Change in AU Counter-terrorism Strategy for Sahel

Morocco has called in Addis Ababa for the integration of the climate, peace and security dimensions in the new AU strategy for the Sahel, following the example of the Chad Lake Basin Commission’s strategy for stabilization, recovery and resilience against Boko Haram. The Sahel region and Lake Chad Basin are interconnected, fragile areas in Africa […]

Niger: Military helicopter crashes, three crew members killed

Niger’s ministry of Defense announced Monday the crash of a military helicopter and the death of three members of the crew, during a drill. “This Monday, December 26, 2022, around 10:40 am local time, an MI-17 helicopter of the Nigerien Armed Forces, returning from a routine training flight, crashed while landing on the military runway […]