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The third meeting of the Monitoring and Support Group for the Transition in Mali (GST-Mali) was held Tuesday in Lomé, Togo with the participation of Morocco. Addressing the meeting, head of the Moroccan delegation Fouad Yazourh said that this new mobilization of states and partners in the 3rd meeting of the GST-Mali is in line […]
Guinea Conakry Premier Bernard Goumou launched Monday the construction of the National Social Welfare Fund (CNPS); a project to cost 7.3 million euros. The future facility is a 10-storey building and the construction is valued at around 7.3 million euros. “This ceremony gives me the opportunity to tell you how pleased I am to see […]
Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara is expected in the Vatican on September 17 for an official visit aiming at strengthening ties with the city state led by Pope Francis. “This visit is part of the strengthening of relations of friendship and cooperation between Côte d’Ivoire and the Holy See,” said government spokesperson Amadou Coulibaly who also […]
Togolese parliament Tuesday extended for additional six months the state of emergency imposed by the administration of President Faure Gnassingbé in the Savannah region, near the border with Burkina Faso, as part of efforts to curtail activities of terror groups that have staged several attacks which caused death in the ranks of the army. The […]
Arab states continue to show little or no enthusiasm for an Arab Summit that was due to take place in Algeria last March but has never taken place. At an Arab Summit meeting, Algerian foreign minister Ramtane Lamamra begged Arab heads of states to attend the summit which is now seen by many diplomats as […]
Trade exchange between Malawi and other countries in the African region has improved over the years, with statistics showing that Malawi now accounts for 32% of intra-Africa trade A recent study published by Brookings Institution Africa Growth Initiative indicates that at 32%, Malawi ranks on position seven out of 13 countries that have improved performance, […]
Hundreds of truckers have stopped working on Cameroon’s border with Chad to protest a ban on heavy trucking into Chad, which depends on Cameroon for 80% of its imported goods. Drivers transporting food and humanitarian assistance slammed what they call Cameroon’s refusal to repair the highly dilapidated road linking northern Cameroon and Chad. The strategically […]
Several African leaders have slammed wealthy countries responsible for most CO2 emissions for their absence at the Africa Adaptation Summit that was held in Rotterdam (5 September). Speaking at the Africa Adaptation Summit in the Dutch port city, which comes two months before the crucial COP27 climate conference in Egypt in November, Senegalese President and […]
Unlike in 2021, this year, Google is funding an equal number of men and women-founded startups through its Black Founders Fund, which embodies the tech giant’s commitment to invest in Black entrepreneurs in Africa. Google started its Black Founders Fund following the wave of concern in 2020 after the George Floyd protests in the US […]
The Arab Ministerial Committee in charge of the action to stop Israeli measures in occupied Al-Quds hailed, on Tuesday in Cairo, the constant efforts undertaken by King Mohammed VI, Chairman of Al-Quds Committee, in the defense of the Holy City. The Ministerial Committee, which held its fourth meeting ahead of the Council of the League […]