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Morocco’s national football team outclassed Niger on Friday, September 5, with a resounding 5-0 victory at the reconstructed Moulay Abdellah Sports Complex in Rabat, during the 7th round of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. This day will remain engraved in the annals of Moroccan football. With this emphatic win, the Atlas Lions booked their ticket […]
A delegation from the County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee in the Kenyan Senate paid a working visit to Dakhla this week to strengthen cooperation ties between Morocco and Kenya. Led by the Committee’s chairman Godfrey Osotsi, the visit provided an opportunity for the Kenyan parliamentary delegation to learn about the region’s development dynamics […]
Egypt and Sudan have reiterated their opposition to unilateral actions on Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), declaring their water security “one and indivisible”. The position was made clear in Cairo during a “2+2” consultation meeting on Wednesday, September 3, 2025, that brought together the foreign and irrigation ministers from both countries. In a joint […]
Mauritania’s Sidi Ould Tah has assumed leadership of the African Development Bank with a comprehensive ten-year strategy focusing on financial architecture reform, demographic dividend transformation, and natural resource industrialization, reports L’Economiste. These strategic pillars address Africa’s critical challenges including declining development aid, mounting sovereign debt, and intensifying climate impacts. “Revisiting our investment plan and changing […]
As Cameroon approaches its presidential election due to be held on 12 October, fears are mounting over growing political repression, widespread insecurity, and a fractured opposition — all of which threaten the credibility of the vote. The 92-year-old President Paul Biya, Africa’s longest-ruling leader, is seeking an unprecedented eighth term in office. Despite mounting calls […]
The Algeria-backed Polisario Front has suffered a fresh diplomatic setback at the recent Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit, where its efforts to gain support for its separatist agenda were quietly rebuffed. The summit’s final communiqué made no mention of the Polisario or its self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), signaling a shift in regional […]
A new report by war crimes watchdog The Sentry exposes the Wagner Group’s deeply destabilizing three-year presence in Mali, revealing a record of military failure, civilian massacres, and political fractures rather than security gains. Deployed in 2022 under a $10 million/month deal with Mali’s junta, the Russian paramilitary force claimed its “mission was accomplished” upon […]
Moroccan mining group Managem said it has officially commenced gold production at its Boto mine in southeastern Senegal, in an investment that totalled 350 million euros. Located in the Kédougou region, the Boto mine is expected to produce an average of 160,000 ounces of gold annually over its first three years, with total reserves estimated […]
As global demand for critical minerals accelerates, Australian mining companies are ramping up their presence across Africa, positioning the country as a key player in the global energy transition. With Africa holding an estimated 30% of the world’s known mineral resources, Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)-listed companies are seizing the opportunity, specialized Australian website mining.com.au said […]
Kenya has become the latest African country that has hired lawyers or lobbying firms with ties to President Donald Trump’s associates to advocate for their interests in Washington, D.C. Kenya has signed a $175,000-a-month lobbying contract with Continental Strategy LLC, a U.S. firm led by ex-Trump official Carlos Trujillo, aiming to boost its influence in […]