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Chad’s Prime Minister Succes Masra announced Sunday he will not take his monthly salary that, he said, will be converted into scholarships for the promotion of excellence in 23 regions of the country. “I’m giving up my Prime Minister’s salary entirely. Every job deserves a salary, they say, but I don’t feel I’m working. I […]
King Mohammed VI has voiced determination to make of the privileged relations binding Morocco and the Democratic Republic of Congo an exemplary model of inter-African cooperation. In a message of congratulations to Félix Tshisekedi, on his re-election as president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, King Mohammed VI hailed the solidity of cooperation relations between […]
The lies of the authoritarian Algerian regime have been exposed once again to the world and this time with the Republic of Sierra Leone which recognizes the Moroccanness of the Sahara. In its blind quest for elusive diplomatic achievements, the ruling junta in Algiers, an appalling divisive manipulator, tried to charm, deceive, and outsmart Freetown […]
The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) announced Thursday a 40% increase in the Prize Money for the Winner of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations “AFCON” Côte d’Ivoire 2023, as part of plans to help football grow in the countries participating in the tournament. The winner will receive $7,000,000 and the runner-up of the TotalEnergies […]
Mali received Thursday January 4 a fresh shipment of Turkish combat drones to be used in the fight against terrorism and the supervision of the country’s airspace. The drones, unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs), were delivered during a ceremony attended by the interim leader of Mali, Col. Assimi Goita and the Turkish ambassador to the […]
Two Coast Guard vessels and a High-Seas Patrol boat of the Royal Navy successfully intercepted two canoes carrying a total of 124 Sub-Saharan migrants, including 8 minors. The operation, part of national waters monitoring, took place at approximately 75 km west of the Southern city of Dakhla. According to a statement from the General Staff […]
Madagascar’s recently re-elected President Andry Rajoelina has re-appointed on January 4 his former Prime Minister Christian Ntsay for the same position, as he begins a second term in office following November disputed elections. Rajoelina Thursday told lawmakers of his party and allies that three criteria led him to choose Ntsay as Prime Minister. “Loyalty is […]
At least 900 Chadian fighters of the rebel coalition known as Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD) have returned home from Libya as part of 2022 Doha Peace Accord signed with the regime of the transitional leader Mahamat Idriss Déby. General Mahamat Nouri Allatchi, founder of the coalition, welcomed Tuesday January 2 the […]
The government of South Korea has excluded the Algeria-backed Polisario separatist group from the list of invitees to the 2024 Korea-Africa summit, dealing another hard blow to the Algerian regime. According to diplomatic sources, Morocco has been invited to take part in the event by Seoul which has affirmed that ONLY sovereign African states recognized […]
Gabon has secured a credit facility of $68.5 million to finance “Projet Digital Gabon”, a digital transformation project aiming at creating an environment conducive to accelerating digital transformation. The deal was signed late December by Mays Mouissi, Gabon’s Minister of Economy, and the World Bank Country Director for the Central African country, Cheick Fantamady Kanté, […]