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The fight for the climate is at the heart of a two-day international virtual summit organized by U.S. President Joe Biden, on the occasion of Earth Day. On the African continent, signs of climate change are multiplying. Joe Biden’s initial announcements indicate a willingness to reduce carbon emissions. To set an example, Biden announced that […]
Chadian President Idriss Déby, one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders who has just been re-elected for six more years in power, died of wounds received on the battlefield, the army announced this Tuesday. The announcement came just hours after electoral officials had declared Deby, 68, the winner of the April 11 presidential election, paving the way […]
Managem plans to expand the share of gold in its portfolio from 20% to 50% as it expects an increase in production from the mine it operates in Sudan, CEO Imad Toumi said. Managem also plans to start production in its Tri-K gold mine in Guinea in the second half of this year, Toumi told […]
The misery and repression prevailing in the Polisario-controlled Tindouf camps make of these camps a hotbed for radicalization, writes journalist and Italian expert in international relations Mauro Indelicato. In an article published by the political magazine Insideover, the Italian journalist points to the impossibility for international observers to contact the population in captivity for more […]
General Abdelghani Rachedi, the head of the Algerian intelligence agency, the General Directorate of Internal Security (DGSI), paid a short trip end of March to Abu Dhabi that was surrounded by complete secrecy. The Algerian general brough with him a set of confidential files that he wanted to discuss with Emirati officials, several security sources […]
OCP Africa, subsidiary of the state-owned Moroccan phosphate group (OCP) has teamed up with the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC) of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to boost rice farming and enhance agriculture value chains in Côte d’Ivoire. Under a cooperation agreement inked this week, the ITFC will support OCP Agribooster program to be […]
A Moroccan delegation is taking part in a high-level meeting organized by the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) and the Nigerian government on counterterrorism strategies. The meeting, held in Abuja April 5 – 8, discusses means of consolidating the achievements on counterterrorism in the CEN-SAD zone accomplished by various meetings of Ministers of Defense […]
President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire on Wednesday gave the green light for his arch-rival ex-president Laurent Gbagbo and his former youth minister Charles Blé Goudé to return home “when they wish.” The announcement came one week after their final acquittal of crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Court. “Mr. Gbagbo and Mr. […]
The African Development Bank, AfDB, will extend Egypt a credit line of €145 million to help the country improve the railway system safety and to increase the network capacity. “The planned upgrades are expected to benefit low-income Egyptians, about 40 percent of the population, who rely on trains as an affordable mode of transport,” the […]
Senegalese Foreign Minister Aïssata Tall Sall described the opening Monday of her country’s consulate general in Dakhla as a “living symbol” of the excellence of the age-old relations between Rabat and Dakar. “This consulate general will serve to magnify the excellence of our relations”, under the leadership of the two Heads of State, King Mohammed […]