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Guinea’s junta on Saturday justified its banning of some major TV and radio stations by saying they were guilty of “frequent misconduct” and violating “human dignity.” Guinea’s military junta-led government has imposed a ban on four major private radio stations and one private television channel. In what is the latest in a string of restrictions […]
Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizers giant OCP signed a deal with USAID to work on joint projects focusing on African agricultural development. The agreement was signed during a visit to University Mohammed VI Polytechnic by Samantha Power, USAID Administrator. Under the deal, the two parties will work on a project dubbed “Space to Place” that will […]
New questions have been raised over the recent alleged coup attempt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after a new video emerged, believed to show DRC soldiers executing men who took part in the failed coup, and also with the family of an US citizen, accused of being one of the plotters, although […]
Zambia reiterated its support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over all its territory, including the Moroccan Sahara, and underlined the relevance of the Moroccan Autonomy Plan as the “only credible, serious and realistic solution” to the Sahara issue. This position was expressed in a Joint Communiqué issued Friday following talks in Rabat between visiting […]
The West has for long advocated free trade, but as globalization wanes serious trade protectionist measures are implemented in the EU in particular, targeting industrial goods from Morocco and other developing nations, trade minister Ryad Mezzour said. Mezzour, was speaking to an international conference in Dakhla, when he deplored the recent measures by Italy to […]
Morocco and Mali agreed, Thursday in Bali (Indonesia), to strengthen their cooperation in the water sector. “We have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation between our two countries in the water sector”, said Equipment and Water Minister, Nizar Baraka, following a meeting with Mali’s Minister of Environment, Sanitation and Sustainable Development, Mamadou Samake, on the fringes […]
Chad’s newly elected president, Mahamat Idriss Deby, was sworn in on Thursday (23 May), days after a controversial long-delayed election on 6 May, ending a disputed transition from three years of military regime to democratic rule. Deby Itno has succeeded his late father, Idriss Deby Itno, who was killed fighting rebels in 2021, and served […]
OCP Africa, an offshoot of the Moroccan fertilizer producer giant OCP, participated in the launch of the Climate Resilient Wheat Value Chain Development Project in Ethiopia. The launch event, held earlier this week, was attended by Ethiopia’s Agriculture Minister, Girma Amente, as well as partners such as the African Development Bank (AfDB), The Netherlands and […]
Between 40% and 80% of the maize harvest has been destroyed by El Nino-induced drought in southern Africa, the UN World Food Programme Executive Director Cindy McCain said. “I met farmers who usually grow enough to feed their families and communities. This year they harvested nothing. Now imagine a similar scenario for millions of people […]
Moroccan banks operate in 30 African countries where they generate 23% of their revenue, Moroccan central bank governor Abdellatif Jouahri said while speaking about investments by Moroccan firms in the continent. Speaking at an event on the Atlantic initiative, launched by King Mohammed VI to bolster regional integration, Jouahri highlighted the monarch’s win-win approach in […]