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Morocco will share its experience with Senegal in sustainable development and energy transition under an agreement inked Monday in Rabat by the two African brotherly countries. The agreement provides for the know-how transfer, technical assistance and the development of joint projects in good governance in sustainable development governance, climate change, eco-waste management and circular economy. […]
The rise of electric vehicles and demand for metals used in battery manufacturing caused a decline in demand for South Africa’s platinum, a crucial component in combustion engines. In a detailed report, EVmagazine.com, explains the steep drop in platinum output in South Africa, the world’s leading producer. “Platinum, once commanding more than US$2,000 an ounce, […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the World Bank are working together to provide electricity to 300 million Africans by 2030 through renewable energy system. Some 600 million Africans lack access to electricity, creating significant barriers to health care, education, productivity, digital inclusivity, and ultimately job creation, according to the World Bank. The WB said […]
The Atlantic Initiative launched in 2022 by King Mohammed VI of Morocco was expounded at a ministerial meeting, held in New York Monday, under the chairmanship of US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. During the meeting, held under the theme “Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation,” Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita made a presentation on the Royal […]
Deep in Cameroon’s forests, a quiet crisis is unfolding. The Baka and Bagyieli, Indigenous communities who have called these woods home for generations, are facing an identity crisis that threatens to erase them from the map. Imagine living your whole life without a piece of paper that says you exist. That’s the reality for over […]
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Badr Abdelatty, reaffirmed the country’s right to safeguard its water security in response to the challenges posed by the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), asserting that Egypt will protect its interests in line with international law. In an interview with Asharq News published on September 22, Abdelatty highlighted the existential […]
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged an immediate halt to attacks by Sudan’s paramilitary force RSF on Al Fashir in Sudan, amid a severely deteriorating humanitarian crisis in the war-torn country. Guterres called on Lt. General Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo to act responsibly and immediately order a halt to the RSF attack, his spokesman Dujarric […]
Sierra Leone has asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a 38-month Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement worth about $253 million. The facility would support restoring stability through continued macroeconomic adjustment to address debt vulnerabilities, reduce inflation, and rebuild international reserves; bolster inclusive growth and poverty reduction through structural reforms and targeted social spending; and […]
Zimbabwe’s newly adopted gold-backed currency ZiG has been put to the test of increasing imports that depleted reserves, casting a shadow on the government’s plan to make it the only currency in the country by 2026. The currency was launched in April 2024 in an effort to mitigate monetary instability and hyperinflation that has plagued […]
Rwanda has rolled out an Mpox vaccination campaign as the continent struggles to access enough jabs. Rwanda has started with a batch of 1000 doses obtained from Nigeria under an agreement between the two countries, AP reported. Rwanda is neighboring eastern DRC where the epicenter of Mpox is located. The Mpox outbreak was declared a […]