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Many, if not most, African economies have endured a torrid time over recent years, as their finances have been hard hit by two global crises – Covid-19 and the Russia-Ukraine war. As a result, numerous states across Africa have turned to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for assistance. Ghana is expecting to receive $3 billion […]
Ways to foster partnership and cooperation between Morocco and Spain in matters of security and the fight against transnational organized crime and terrorism were reviewed at a meeting in Rabat Wednesday between Director General of National Security and Territory Surveillance, Abdellatif Hammouchi, and Director General of the Spanish National Police, Francisco Pardo Piqueras, who is […]
Police operating at the Tangier-Med port zone have foiled, Tuesday, an international trafficking attempt of 17,970 “Rivotril” psychotropic tablets, said a statement by the national police (DGSN). The operation was conducted on the basis of accurate information provided by the Directorate General of Territorial Surveillance (DGST). The psychotropic tablets were seized during a control operation […]
The rift is growing between Tunisia and one of its main donors, the United States, as President Kais Saied continues his power grab leaning on authoritarian Algeria. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Tunisia’s “dream of self-government” was in danger. His comment added to previous US criticism in the wake of the adoption of a […]
UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, says it is unable to meet the growing humanitarian needs in the Democratic Republic of Congo because of a lack of money. The UNHCR is calling on donors to urgently step up to the plate to help the many refugees and displaced people in the country. In a statement made […]
A flight of Egypt’s national carrier EgyptAir landed Tuesday at Tripoli’s Mitiga International Airport for the first time since 2014. The flights, according to the airliner, will continue till October 11 to transport groups of tourists from Libya to the Egyptian Red Sea resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh. The flag carrier will operate a weekly […]
Morocco is working, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, to prevent conflicts in Africa, focusing on sustaining peace in all its diplomatic activities, said Morocco’s deputy permanent representative to UN Omar Kadiri. During the Security Council debates on peace & security held lately in New York, the diplomat said his country has been active […]
The recently launched Saudi-Egyptian Investment Company (SEIC) is set to acquire 25 per cent of stakes in Egyptian fertilizer giant Misr Fertilizers Production Company (MOPCO) for an unrevealed amount. The deal, Arab Finance reports citing a source who asked not be named, might have been executed Tuesday or it would be carried out this Wednesday […]
Several European countries are increasingly turning to the African continent for gas supply as best alternative to the Russian gas as western countries look to reduce and end dependence on Moscow. Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in February this year, tensions built up between Russian President Vladimir Putin and European countries. The Russian […]
The Tindouf camps, where thousands are held against their will by the Algeria-backed polisario militias, have once again been the scene of violent infighting between clans vying for power in an area where Algeria seems to have relegated all authority to militiamen. As Polisario leader Brahim Ghali was flown to South Africa for medical treatment […]