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Morocco will host the headquarters of the Permanent secretariat of the Union of African Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (UCESA). The headquarters agreement for the establishment of the UCESA Permanent Secretariat in Morocco was signed Wednesday in Rabat by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and President of the UCESA Ahmed Reda Chami. This agreement […]
The stalled South Sudan peace talks have recommenced in Kenya following a four-month interruption marked by significant diplomatic disruptions. Known as Tumaini, meaning hope, these negotiations represent renewed efforts to address unresolved conflicts beyond the 2018 peace agreement that ended the nation’s devastating five-year civil war, which claimed over 400,000 lives. President Salva Kiir’s unexpected […]
Chadian president Mahamat Idriss Deby has defended his decision to break military ties with France and ask for the withdrawal of French troops, saying that the security agreement with its former colonial master failed to provide substantial military value to the country amid various challenges, including terrorist attacks. Deby has said their defense pact no […]
The Chief Executive Officer of the African Union Development Agency, Nardos Bekele-Thomas, welcomed on Wednesday in Rabat Morocco’s commitment to African integration. In a statement to the press following talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, the African Union official hailed the Kingdom’s support for the work of her agency. The African […]
Africa needs further access to sustainable finance to achieve development goals and bolster growth, Moroccan finance minister Nadia Fattah said. “The long-awaited growth of our continent depends heavily on the ability of our countries to access the financing needed to achieve the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the African Union’s Agenda […]
Ukraine has denied allegations that it had supplied dangerous chemical weapons to armed groups in Mali, saying that these false accusations were spread by Russian propagandists attempting to cover up crimes committed by Wagner Group in Africa. According to a recent report in Sputnik, armed groups in Mali recently received a very dangerous chemical weapon […]
Africa is poised to play a leading role in energy transition as it continues to attract prime investors thanks to its large deposits of critical minerals, African Development Bank chief Akinwumi Adesina said. Speaking at the opening of the African Investment Forum in Rabat, Adesina said Africa holds 95% of chromium, 90% of Platinum Group […]
A transformative moment in Namibian politics unfolded as Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah secured the presidency with 57 percent of the vote, becoming the nation’s first female leader. The ruling SWAPO party maintained its parliamentary majority, though by the narrowest margin in its 34-year governance, securing 51 seats in a close contest that reflects shifting political […]
President of Djibouti, Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, has sent a written message to King Mohammed VI. The message was handed over by Djibouti’s Foreign Minister, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, to his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita at a meeting in Rabat Tuesday. In a statement to the press following the meeting, Youssouf said that Djibouti and Morocco are […]
Eight Tuareg rebel leaders have reportedly been killed by drone strikes on a town in Mali’s north that was carried out by the country’s military regime at a time when the Tuareg factions were discussing how to form a united military and political structure. “Several synchronized drone strikes martyred some Azawad leaders on 1 December […]