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Inflation constitutes one of the major economic problems all across Africa, with the food prices in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and South Africa continuing to rise significantly and with the Senegalese government announcing a rise in fuel and electricity prices starting from Saturday January 7. In its latest update on food inflation, the […]
Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of Tanzania, has appointed Emmanuel Tutuba as governor of the country’s central bank, in replacement of Florens Luoga, whose five-year tenure at the head of the bank came to an end. Tutuba, prior to the appointment, was the permanent secretary at the Ministry of Finance and Planning. He inherits an economy […]
The FIFA released on Monday the names of the referees selected by the world football governing body for the women’s world soccer cup to be organized in Australia & New Zealand in summer 2023. Four Moroccan referees including three women have been chosen to officiate in the tournament. These are Bouchra Karboubi, Soukaina Hamdi, Fatiha […]
The Speaker of the Bahraini Council of Representatives, Ahmed Salman Al Musallam, reiterated his country’s support to Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces, as well as to its security and stability and announced his country’s plans to open a consulate in Dakhla after the one set up in Laayoune. This came during a meeting in […]
President of the Spanish government Pedro Sanchez said, Monday in Madrid, that the new roadmap established between Spain and Morocco last April, on the occasion of his visit to Morocco at the invitation of King Mohammed VI, places “bilateral cooperation on stronger pillars.” This new stage of relations between the two countries will also strengthen […]
The 46th Conference of Arab Police and Security Leaders kicked off, Monday in Abu Dhabi, with the participation of a large Moroccan delegation, led by Abdellatif Hammouchi, Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance. The event is attended in addition to Arab police bosses, representatives of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, Interpol, the […]
Princess Lalla Hasnaa, President of the Foundation for the Safeguard of the Cultural Heritage of Rabat, inaugurated on Sunday the urban exhibition, dubbed “Rabat, a heritage of humanity”, in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the inscription of the Moroccan capital on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This exhibition, which proposes to rediscover the registered […]
Morocco’s coach Walid Regragui, who became the first African and Arab technical executive to lead his team to the World Cup semi-finals, has been ranked third best national coach in the world by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). The title of best national coach in the world, announced on the website […]
Both the Somali government and the al-Shabab militant group have denied having held peace talks, which comes after President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud had called on “brainwashed” young al-Shabab fighters to surrender to the government amid ongoing military offensives against the group. The denial came from a senior government official Saturday after Abdulfatah Kasim Mohamud, a […]
Benin voted for a new parliament on Sunday, January8, with opposition candidates authorized to stand in the legislative elections after four years of absence. The vote is widely seen as a key test for the West African nation, where President Patrice Talon’s supporters say he has ushered in political and economic development, but critics have […]