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A Sudanese Court on Sunday sentenced Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo and 15 others to death in absentia over the killing of West Darfur Governor Khamis Abbakar and crimes committed during the conflict in Darfur. The ruling, the first against the RSF leadership since the war began on the 15th April 2023, […]
Morocco’s central bank and competition regulator said reforms have ended the long-standing dominance of the Centre Monétique Interbancaire (CMI) in the country’s bank-card payment market, opening the sector to new operators and lowering costs for merchants. Morocco has completed the transition from a market where CMI was the sole provider of merchant card-acquiring services to […]
Mauritania’s Prime Minister, Mokhtar Ould Diay, has announced accelerated progress on two major energy infrastructure projects in Nouakchott, with completion expected before the end of 2026. In a Facebook post on July 13, 2026, Ould Diay said work was advancing on the expansion of a 72-megawatt (MW) power plant and the extension of liquid fuel […]
Sudan’s Government has announced the creation of a banking finance portfolio exceeding 3 trillion Sudanese pounds to support the 2026 summer agricultural season and strengthen the country’s productive sector. Finance Minister Gibril Ibrahim announced the initiative last Week, as farmers face major challenges, including shortages of funding, improved seeds, fertilizers, fuel and rising production costs […]
The Moroccan national football team landed Sunday at the Rabat-Salé Airport, coming from Boston, where their 2026 World Cup journey ended in the quarter-finals in 2-0 defeat to France. The Atlas Lions departed the United States with their heads held high, as they have once again carried the hopes of the Moroccan nation and sympathizers […]
African countries, facing cuts to traditional aid budgets in major donor countries, are under growing pressure to mobilize more of their own domestic resources to finance their development, the United Nations’ Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) said. In a recent press release, the UNECA, citing data from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), […]
Police at Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca arrested Saturday a 35-year-old German national of Kosovar origin wanted internationally by German authorities for arson and international drug trafficking. The suspect was intercepted immediately after landing when an Interpol database check revealed an active international arrest warrant issued by the NCB in Wiesbaden, Germany. German authorities […]
The Chiefs of staff of Libya’s rival military forces held their first-ever meeting on Libyan soil this Sunday, July 12, in Sirte, marking a significant step towards unifying the country’s armed forces. The meeting was co-chaired by Salah al-Din al-Namroush of the UN-recognised Government of National Unity (GNU) and Khaled Haftar of the eastern-based Libyan […]
Algeria’s parliamentary elections have delivered an unmistakable verdict on the state of the country’s political system, with official results showing a turnout of just 21.24%, meaning nearly four out of five registered voters abstained despite efforts by authorities to boost participation, including extending voting hours nationwide. The figure marks the lowest participation rate recorded in […]
Moroccan drugmaker Galenica has shipped its first pharmaceutical export to Russia in partnership with Asia Pharm Group, a milestone the company describes as a historic first for a Moroccan, Arab and African pharmaceutical laboratory entering the Eurasian Economic Union market. The shipment follows Galenica becoming the first Moroccan, Arab and African drugmaker to obtain GMP […]