First Independent Mena Newspaper
Morocco has been chosen by the Confederation of African Football as the new host country of the Headquarters of the African Club Association (ACA) in recognition of the key role played by the Kingdom for the development of football in the African continent. The decision was disclosed by one of ACA Board members, who said […]
North African offshoot at French Engie compagnie said it was looking to sell its stakes at Safi coal-powered station, as part of its plan to quit coal operations before 2027, its CEO told Reuters. The company operates Morocco’s largest wind park in Tarfaya and is building a desalination plant along with its wind farm in […]
Some 4.2 million eligible Togolese citizens vote in delayed and controversial legislative elections this Monday (29 April) to decide if President Faure Gnassingbe will extend his family’s decades-long grip on power. Voting got under way following approval of divisive constitutional reforms by the outgoing parliament that opponents have called a “constitutional coup” because of concerns […]
The Moroccan government and major labor unions are discussing a 10% wage hike for the minimum salary in the private sector employees and a 1000-dirham raise for civil servants, Miloud Mokharik head of UMT union said. The salary hikes would take place in two stages this and next year, Mokharik told L’economiste daily. Negotiations also […]
Africans no longer consider the US as the most influential country in the continent, a position that China has taken, a new Gallup report showed. Median approval ratings of Washington – indicative of the country’s soft power – slipped from 59% in 2022 to 56% in 2023, the report said. Meanwhile, China’s approval in the […]
Upon the orders of the ruling Algerian junta, USM Alger did not play on Sunday the 2nd leg of their African Confederation Cup semi-final in Berkane against Moroccan team Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB) which thus qualified for the final after winning by forfeit two games over the Algerian club. In the final of African […]
As the European Union and also its member states individually adopt tougher measures on migrants, most notably those undertaking treacherous Mediterranean sea crossings from Africa’s northern shores, human rights groups have slammed the change in EU’s policies, saying they are creating a “cruel system” that is partly to blame for drownings of more than 3,000 […]
African Development Bank (AfDB) has asked policymakers to put in place an orderly and predictable way of dealing with Africa’s ballooning, unsustainable external debt pile that reached $824 billion in 2021. Africa’s $824 billion debt burden, the servicing of which requires countries to dedicate 65% of their GDP, and opaque, non-transparent resource-backed loans hamper the […]
Algerian club “USM Alger” are facing a serious dilemma. They are torn between refusing to play the 2nd leg of their African Confederation Cup semifinal match in Berkane against local Moroccan club, Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RSB), and risk heavy sanctions or play against RSB with their jerseys displaying a small map of Morocco, including […]
Xlinks First Ltd. has confirmed the news reports announcing a $14.1 million investment of Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the leading multilateral financial institution, in the Morocco-UK Power Project expected to provide affordable, reliable, clean energy from Morocco to Britain within a decade. The support of AFC of Xlinks project shows the trust Morocco enjoys on […]