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The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and Afreximbank have announced the development of the African Trade Exchange Platform (ATEX), a digital business-to-business (B2B) and business-to-government (B2G) tool to help boost intra-African trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). A statement by the ECA on Friday (27 January) also noted that the ATEX platform […]
The U.S. Administration has praised the key role played by Morocco in promoting peace and security in the Middle-East & North Africa region. The American tribute was made Tuesday by Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a phone talk with Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita. The two officials talked about shared priorities in the bilateral […]
Military cooperation between Morocco and Benin was reviewed at a meeting Tuesday in Rabat between Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces and Commander of the Southern Zone Lieutenant General Belkhir El Farouk and Chief of General Staff of Beninese Armed Forces, Brigadier General Fructueux Gbaguidi. The meeting, which took place in the presence of […]
A 42-year-old man, wanted in the United Kingdom for a murder committed in Essex, has been arrested by Moroccan police. The announcement was made Wednesday by UK National Crime Agency (NCA). Nana Oppong was among 13 fugitives named in a National Crime Agency most wanted campaign last year. Nana Oppong was wanted by UK authorities […]
Chris Murphy, a US democrat Senator, said that Tunisians have lost trust in President Kais Saied, while commenting on the second round of parliamentarian elections in Tunisia which registered a law turnout. Tunisians have lost trust in President Kais Saied and Washington will not provide additional support to the North African country unless democracy is […]
The sixth edition of the International Halieutis Fair kicked off Wednesday in Agadir, in the presence of 32 delegations from different countries including 13 ministers from African countries. Spain is the guest of honor of this edition which is held February 1 through 5 under the theme: “Sustainable fisheries and aquaculture: levers for an inclusive […]
Al-Shabab has been on a gradual retreat in Somalia since the announcement of a “total war” against the al-Qaida-affiliated militant group by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in August 2022, and, according to experts, this could be the beginning of al-Shabab’s end. Mohamud announced the “total war” against the group days after it staged a […]
Several thousands of demonstrators rallied in Burkina Faso’s capital on Saturday (28 January) in support of the ruling junta, a few days after the confirmation of the departure of France special forces from the country by February. Packing Nation Square in central Ouagadougou, demonstrators held signs bearing slogans including “Down with imperialism,” “Down with French […]
Tanzania is seeking to have another OCP plant to produce fertilizers in the country as part of efforts to bolster farming output and reduce food inflation. “President Samia Suluhu Hassan had met with Moroccan state-owned fertilizer producer The OCP Group for talks to establish another plant in Tanzania,” Tanzanian media The Citizen reported. Morocco’s phosphates […]
The army of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) announced Tuesday the expulsion of Rwandan forces stationed in the city of Goma, in the eastern North Kivu province, as a result of tension between the two countries. The army in a statement said that the Rwandan contingent, part of a regional forces made of Kenya, […]