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Ghana’s drive to expand industrial capacity and move up the value chain delivered a record performance in 2025, with non traditional exports surging as cocoa processing and other value added products led growth, official data showed. Non traditional exports – outside commodities – rose to about $2.42 billion in 2025, a 53% jump from roughly […]
The credibility of an electoral process cannot be fully guaranteed if it excludes a part of the population, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, said on Monday in Rabat. Speaking at the launch ceremony of the 5th Training Cycle for African Election Observers of the African Union (AU), co-chaired with the AU Commissioner for […]
A delegation of diplomats from English-speaking African countries visited on Monday the Sahara city of Dakhla, where they were briefed on the development momentum underway in the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region in several strategic sectors. The visit, marked by meetings with local officials, took place as part of the International Diplomatic Training Cycle organized for diplomats […]
Violent incidents involving supporters of Algeria’s USM Alger (USMA) severely disrupted the CAF Confederation Cup semi-final return leg against Morocco’s Olympique de Safi on April 19, forcing a lengthy delay to kick-off and raising serious security concerns. A Moroccan sports photographer was evacuated from Al Massira Stadium on a stretcher after being struck on the […]
On Sunday, April 19, the Second Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Misbah Douma, convened a high-level meeting with the Chairman of the Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Committee, Yousef Al-Aqouri, and Member of Parliament Yousef Kamoud Al-Fakhri. Senior officials, including the Head of the House’s Office, Rasmi Balrouin, and the Director of the […]
A Sudanese delegation has engaged officials from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to push for the restoration of full partnership with the World Bank, aiming to secure funding for reconstruction and accelerate debt relief efforts. The talks, held on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank spring meetings, underscored Sudan’s priority to […]
Climate negotiators from across Africa gathered on April 16 in Nairobi for a two-day consultation aimed at forging a unified continental position on financing the green transition under global climate frameworks. The meeting, led by the African Group of Negotiators Experts Support, was chaired by Nana Antwi-Boasiako Amoah (Ghana’s climate diplomat), who said discussions would […]
International donors pledged €1.5 billion to address the deepening humanitarian crisis in Sudan, during a high-level Conference held in Berlin (Germany). The Summit, co-hosted by Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the United States, alongside the African Union and European Union, brought together representatives from 55 countries and dozens of international organizations. Approximately half of the […]
Morocco has reiterated its commitment to placing artificial intelligence (AI) at the center of the African debate, not from a purely technological perspective, but as a tool with direct implications for Africa’s stability, and as an implement that serves the continent’s peace, security, and sustainable development. This came in the address delivered by Foreign Minister […]
As the African space economy accelerates toward an estimated $22.64 billion in 2026 — up from $19.49 billion in 2021 — Morocco is consolidating its position within the continent’s top tier of space-capable nations. Alongside Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa, the Kingdom is classified in Africa’s first circle of space powers by multiple international assessments […]