South Africa opened its very first marijuana retail outlet. The initiative aims to better regulate the use of this herb, whose industry, promising in many ways, still operates at the margin despite the decriminalization of its use since 2018. The structure called THC Africa is placed under the authority of pharmacist Kyle Brocklebank, in the […]
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Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline: OPEC Fund to contribute $14.3 million to phase II of feasibility study
The OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) will contribute $14.3 to the funding of the second phase of the Front-End Engineering Study (FEED) of the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project. The legal documentation relating to the $14.3 million financing granted by the OPEC Fund to the National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines (ONHYM) was signed Friday […]
Egypt seeks replacement of UN Adviser to Libya for allegedly opposing Cairo’s vision
Egypt is marshalling support around Africa to obtain the replacement of US Stephani Williams, who is acting as Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Libya, with an African figure on the grounds that the UN diplomat antagonizes Cairo’s vision in the Libya crisis, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reports citing an informed Egyptian source. The source told the […]
AU-PSC: Morocco reiterates need to place youth issues at heart of peace-security-development nexus in Africa
Morocco has reiterated the need to place youth issues at the heart of the peace-security-development nexus in Africa and stressed the potential that youth represent for the growth and development of the continent. 40% of the population of the African continent is under 25 years old, stressed the potential that this population represents for the […]
Tunisia to send 450 peacekeepers to CAR
Tunisian President Kais Saied has greenlighted the deployment of 450 soldiers for United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Central African Republic (CAR) embroiled in several years of political crisis. The contingent will support disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation operations and contribute to monitoring respect for human rights within the mandate of the United Nations Multidimensional […]
AU-PSC: Morocco calls for census, registration of climate change refugees in Africa
Morocco has called for conducting a census and registration of refugees and displaced persons victim of climate change in Africa, and their protection from any kind of exploitation. The call was launched by Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the African Union and UNECA, Mohamed Arrouchi, Thursday during a meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council […]
AUPSC: Morocco renews solidarity with Great Lakes Countries, calls for effective cooperation to fight terrorism
Morocco reiterated, Tuesday before the African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC), its solidarity with the states of the Great Lakes region, and called for effective cooperation and collaboration among member countries to combat and eradicate the scourge of terrorism and create an environment conducive to stability and development in the region. Speaking at a […]
Mauritania does not buy Algerian propaganda
Mauritania has given Algeria a very cold shower by rejecting the propaganda of the morally bankrupt military junta in Algiers which desperately seeks to stoke tension in the region and with Morocco in particular. In recent days, the Algerian military junta that rules behind a civilian curtain attempted to use Mauritania twice to serve […]
African Union: Rabat pleads for peace, security & development in Africa
Morocco has stressed the need to explore the best means to support Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea, Mali and Sudan in their political transition while providing them with the necessary assistance to ensure peace, security and their development. Addressing the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) convening in Addis Ababa, Morocco’s Permanent […]
Morocco hosts FAO Regional Conference for Africa in 2024
Morocco has been selected to host the next meeting of the FAO regional conference for Africa in 2024. The decision was made during the 32nd Session of the FAO Regional Conference convening in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, April 11-14. The regional conference is FAO’s highest governing body in Africa. The Malabo meeting is held as a […]