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Gabon will assume from October 6 the chairmanship of the UN Security Council and seeks to propose approaches to address current crises that have engulfed the world. The central African country will take charge of the Security Council on the basis of the alphabetical order adopted by global organization to appoint member States. Ali Bongo […]
Banque Nationale d’Investissement (BNI), also known as National Bank of Investment, vowed to support exporters of coffee and cocoa of Côte d’Ivoire with around $274 million for a new season starting in few days, Abidjan Net reports. Jerôme Ahua, Deputy Director of the bank, made the announcement during a networking event of coffee and cocoa […]
Kenya’s newly sworn-in president has expressed willingness to purchase fuel from Russia, just days after making immediate moves to boost the country’s influence on the global stage with a stirring speech at the UN General Assembly. President William Ruto’s announcement that Kenya was open to buying fuel from Russia comes at a time when a […]
Somali tribal militia backed by the Somali government have pushed al-Shabab terrorists out of large parts of the country’s central area in the latest gains in a large-scale offensive, the country’s state media said on Monday. The offensive was launched in the Hiran region a few weeks ago against the militants, liberating several key townships […]
Mali’s military-appointed prime minister has lashed out at the former colonial ruler France and the United Nations as he praised the “exemplary” cooperation with Russia. Addressing the 77th session of the UN General Assembly (24 September), Abdoulaye Maiga slammed what he called “unilateral decision” by Paris to relocate the remaining French troops to neighbouring Niger […]
Moroccan state-owned Phosphate giant, OCP Group, announced on Monday it acquired 50% stake of GlobalFeed S.L. from Fertinagro Biotech S.L., a major Spanish fertilizers producer. “This acquisition confirms OCP’s objective to diversify its phosphate solutions and become a leading player in the animal nutrition sector, addressing growing demand and expanding its offerings to specialty sustainable […]
The “Digital Quality of Life Index” (DQL), rating digital connectivity in 117 countries in the world, has ranked Morocco 3rd on the African continent and 71 worldwide. The fourth edition of the index took into account 14 indicators including speed, GDP per capita, mobile Internet cost and broadband Internet cost. The study is based on […]
Burkina Faso and Russia Sunday expressed their eagerness to bolster cooperation between the two countries for mutual benefits as Moscow continues to deepen its footprint in Africa. Lieutenant-colonel Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, leader of the West African country met with Russia’s top diplomat Serguei Lavrov in New York on the sidelines of the 77th UN General […]
Etienne Soropogui, a high profile political leader in Guinea Conakry, was arrested Saturday after slamming the ruling junta on a local popular radio station. The leader of Nos Valeurs Communes [Our Common Values] (NVC), according to his lawyer Salifou Béavogui, was collared by around 50 officers of the gendarmerie after he spoke on a show […]
Morocco is taking part in the 23rd Interpol police training symposium which opened Monday in Riyadh at Naif Arab University for Security Sciences with the participation of some 450 experts and specialists in security and penal law. Themed: “Law enforcement training in a post-pandemic world”, the three-day hybrid symposium focuses on how law enforcement responded […]