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Morocco has turned its pharmaceutical sector into a strategic lever for health sovereignty and economic growth, said on Thursday in Istanbul, the Secretary of State in charge of Foreign Trade, Omar Hejira. Speaking during a panel held part of the 5th Türkiye-Africa Business and Economic Forum, Hejira emphasized that the Kingdom has undertaken an ambitious […]
The United Nations has condemned Madagascar’s latest military coup, calling for a swift return to constitutional order following the swearing-in of Colonel Michael Randrianirina as interim president. The move comes after weeks of youth-led protests over power and water shortages that killed at least 22 people and injured over 100. UN Secretary-General António Guterres, through […]
Tensions have surged in Cameroon following opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary’s declaration of victory in the 12 October presidential election, days before official results are due. Clashes broke out in Douala and other cities as protesters rallied against what they allege are attempts to manipulate the vote. Tchiroma, a former government spokesperson under President Paul […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the M23 rebel movement signed an agreement in Doha on Tuesday, October 14, to establish a mechanism for monitoring and verifying a ceasefire, marking a renewed attempt to end years of violence in eastern Congo. The deal, facilitated by Qatar and witnessed by representatives from the United States, […]
PricewaterhouseCoopers, a leading multinational professional services network, has opened in Casablanca a regional Digital Resilience Center (DRC), the first of its kind in the Middle-East and North Africa. The inauguration ceremony was attended Tuesday by Morocco’s Minister of Industry and Commerce Ryad Mezzour, highlighting the government’s support for digital transformation initiatives. The Casablanca PwC center, […]
The 2025 ranking of African banks by Tier 1 capital confirms a well-established continental hierarchy, with South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, and Nigeria dominating the top positions. Tunisia was absent. According to the latest data, the threshold for inclusion in the Top 20 now stands at approximately $2 billion in Tier 1 capital. Tunisia’s largest […]
At least seven people were killed on Tuesday in drone strikes allegedly carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan, according to local authorities and medical sources. In the northern city of Al-Dabbah, five people died and several others were injured after an RSF drone hit college buildings, local officials said. Mohamed […]
The defense team for South Sudan’s suspended First Vice-President, Riek Machar, has challenged the legality of the special Court handling his trial, arguing that its mandate expired last week. Lead defense lawyer Dr. Geri Raimondo Legge told the Special Court for the Nasir Incident that the ministerial order establishing the tribunal only authorized it to […]
The United Nations has issued a stern condemnation of what it described as “repeated and deliberate” attacks on civilians in El Fasher, North Darfur, allegedly carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) detailed, in a statement released on Sunday, October 12, a series of […]
Madagascar faces its most severe political crisis in over a decade as a wave of Gen Z-led protests has escalated into what President Andry Rajoelina describes as an attempted coup. The unrest intensified after CAPSAT, the elite military unit that helped install Rajoelina in power in 2009, declared its allegiance to the protesters and announced […]