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Ethiopia crisis: US, EU urge govt. to restore services in conflict-torn Tigray

Ethiopia’s government should resume essential services in the conflict-torn Tigray region in the north of the country, the United States and European Union envoys for the Horn of Africa have said, after a rare visit to the war-torn region facing dire conditions. Tigray, a region in the north of the country, has been struggling to […]

Intra-EAC trade grows less than bloc’s external trade, as members impose more barriers

East African trade is threading in the wrong direction as member states of the East African Community (EAC) are trading more with countries outside the bloc rather than with each another, owing to pesky trade barriers. While trading less within the EAC, members of the regional bloc are trading more with other African countries, particularly […]

Morocco, China’s Sunrise Group seal $230 million investment deal

Morocco and China’s Sunrise Group, a global leader in the textile industry, have signed a deal under which the Chinese group will invest $230 million. to bolster its textile sector, in a deal aimed at strengthening the Kingdom’s role in global supply chains. The deal, signed in Rabat this Thursday, aims to strengthen Morocco’s textile […]