North Africa’s economies to expand by 4.6% in 2023, green growth a priority — AfDB

North African countries are projected to see a slight increase in economic growth to 4.6% in 2023 and 4.4% in 2024, and should make green growth an urgent priority, according to the latest North Africa Economic Outlook report published by the African Development Bank (AfDB). In the report titled “Mobilizing Private-Sector Financing for Climate and […]

France: Wanted ex-GIA Islamist Nabbed in Switzerland

Swiss justice authorities Thursday pinned down Merouane Benahmed, former member of the Algerian Armed Islamic Group, on the run from French authorities that had put him under house arrest. The 43-years old man was arrested at Vallorbe, in the canton of Vaud as he showed up at a Swiss registration center to apply for political […]

EU Court’s decision on Morocco-EU deals, an insult to international law -Jeune Afrique

The decision of the European Union court to annul two free trade agreements between Rabat and Brussels “is nothing less than an insult to international law,” writes the pan-African magazine “Jeune Afrique”. On September 29, responding to an appeal filed by the polisario separatists, the European court ruled for the annulment of two trade agreements […]