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The United Kingdom is expected to make direct investments worth $10 billion in Kenya in 2023, but in order for the East African country to fully benefit from the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed between both states in 2022, it will also have to maintain and enhance market access conditions. Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Investment, […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he gives a “priority” to relations with African countries, as Moscow was looking for new partners in the face of international sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “I want to emphasize that our country has always given and will continue to give priority to co-operation with African states,” Putin […]
Trade exchanges between Russia and Africa should move away from the US dollar and be facilitated by transition to national currencies, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said, just as Tanzania and India have inked an agreement establishing a platform by which their bilateral trade will be carried out in their own currencies, not the dollar. […]
The European Union, the African Union and the United Nations have called on the Libyan authorities to end arbitrary detention of migrants and refugees, starting with the women and children as well as other individuals with specific needs or disabilities. In a joint press release issued following their meeting held Monday in Brussels, the tripartite […]
UK trade commissioner for Africa John Humphrey has described Morocco “a gateway to Africa and a key business partner for the United Kingdom”. Commenting his meeting held Tuesday in London with Moroccan Ambassador to the UK Hakim Hajoui, John Humphrey said, in his twitter account, that talks with the Moroccan ambassador focused on ways of […]
Nigeria’s two main opposition leaders — Labor Party’s Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar from People’s Democratic Party (PDP) — on Tuesday March21 filed court petitions seeking to invalidate results of last month’s disputed presidential election that was won by the ruling party. Both opposition leaders said in separate affidavits the election was fraught with irregularities […]
Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita held talks Tuesday in Washington with National Security Advisor, Jake Sullivan, and White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, Brett McGurk. Discussions focused on means to further deepen and diversify the strategic partnership between the United States and Morocco, in line with their shared ambitions […]
Elements of the regional security of the northeastern city of Al Hoceima have foiled, Tuesday, an illegal immigration attempt and arrested 29 would-be immigrants, including a young girl and six minors, said a security source. This operation was conducted in coordination with the services of the Royal Gendarmerie at the coast of Al Hoceima, added […]
Senegalese President Macky Sall announced Tuesday the creation of an agency for space studies, which, he believes, will drive further discoveries of the universe. “I decided to create the Senegalese Agency of Space Studies on which I exchanged for more than a year with Maram Kaïré during our meetings,” Sall said prior to the preview […]
President of the National Commission of Criminal Conciliation (CNCP) Makram Ben Mna was removed from office by President Kais Saied, who is continuing his purge of disturbing officials. Ben Mna, a judicial magistrate, was appointed to the position in November 2022 but quickly fell out with the Tunisian President who recently accused his commission of […]