Category: Headlines

Faure Gnassingbé to be sworn in on May 3 for fourth term

April 29, 2020

Togolese Head of State Faure Gnassingbé will be sworn in on Sunday, May 3, 2020, the President of the Togolese Constitutional Court, Aboudou Assouma, announced. ... Read More

Covid-19: Morocco’s health workers get US protective equipment

April 29, 2020

US Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has donated personal protective equipment to lab technicians of Moroccan National Institute of Hygiene to enhance their protection against ... Read More

Tunisia debunks claims it validated same sex marriage

April 29, 2020

The Tunisian government Tuesday denied claims by the country’s leading LGBT group that it has approved a same marriage, adding that the North African country ... Read More

Covid-19: Moroccan Economy Loses $ 2.9 Bln & 8.9 Pts of GDP in Q2

April 28, 2020

The global coronavirus epidemic will knock 8.9 points off of Morocco’s economic growth in the second quarter of 2020, says Morocco’s Statistics agency (HCP). In ... Read More

Fitch Affirms Morocco at BBB- Rating & Revises Outlook to Negative

April 28, 2020

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Morocco at 'BBB-' rating and revised the Outlook on country's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to negative. The global rating ... Read More

Covid-19: 4.3 million households to receive financial aid- Finance minister

April 28, 2020

The Moroccan state will distribute aid to 4.3 million families, headed by workers in the informal sector, as the coronavirus outbreak and the measures to ... Read More

COVID-19: African diaspora’s remittances to drop in 2020

April 28, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic and its economic consequences in host countries will have a negative impact on migrants' money transfers to Africa, which are expected to ... Read More

Libya: LNA commander withdraws from Skhirat political accord, a coup critics say

April 28, 2020

The renegade east-based commander of the Libyan National Army, Khalifa Haftar, announced on Monday April 27 his withdrawal from the political agreement concluded in 2015 ... Read More

FBI pays tribute to Tunisian security force killed in terror attack near US embassy

April 28, 2020

The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI, has paid homage to a Tunisian security force who thwarted in early March terror attack on security checkpoint, in ... Read More

UN sets up Africa regional knowledge hub to fight COVID-19

April 28, 2020

As the world grapples with the unprecedented COVID-19 global health crisis, the United Nations is spearheading a digital hub to house information and knowledge resources ... Read More