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Category: Africa
FAO warns of rising hunger levels in Africa, despite farm potential
Hunger levels in Africa are following a worrying trajectory despite the continent’s potential in terms of arable land and abundant resources, FAO chief QU Dongyu ... Read More
Africa, Middle East crises high on agenda at G7 foreign ministers meeting in Italy
As foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies have gathered on the Italian island of Capri, Middle Eastern and African issues are ... Read More
Kenya on three-day mourning after chief of staff death in helicopter crush
Kenya has declared a three-day mourning following a helicopter crush that killed chief of staff Francis Ogolla and nine other people on board. Only two ... Read More
WB, AfDB partner to connect 300 million in Africa to electricity by 2030
The World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group are partnering on an ambitious effort to provide at least 300 million people in Africa ... Read More
Niger to supply Mali with Diesel
In a sign of close cooperation between sanction-hit and military-run Sahel countries, Niger has agreed to supply Mali with cheap diesel to supply power plants. ... Read More
Rabat hosts 33rd FAO Regional Conference for Africa
The 33rd session of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s Regional Conference for Africa (ARC33) kicked off on Thursday in Rabat, under the chairmanship of Head ... Read More
Liberia renews support for Morocco’s territorial integrity, sovereignty over the Sahara
Liberia reaffirmed, on Thursday in Rabat, its support for Morocco's territorial integrity and sovereignty over all its territory, including the Moroccan Sahara. This position was ... Read More
Burkina Faso: ruling junta expels three French diplomats accused of ‘subversive activities’
Burkina Faso has declared three French diplomats as "persona non grata", accusing them of being involved in "subversive activities", and ordered them to leave the ... Read More
Liberia sets up court to investigate civil war crimes
The Liberian senate has approved the setting up of a special court that investigates crimes by warlords during the country’s civil war. The Liberian civil ... Read More
MENA’s economic outlook fraught with uncertainty amidst conflict, indebtedness — WB report
Lackluster growth, rising indebtedness and heightened uncertainty due to the conflict in the Middle East are impacting economies across the Middle East and North Africa ... Read More