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Rwanda to waive visa fees for Africans, Commonwealth, OIF citizens

Rwanda is considering waiving visa fees for a broad category of visitors entering the country, President Paul Kagame was quoted as saying in London. While speaking at the International School for Government at King’s College in London, President Paul Kagame said the will is to allow all Africans, citizens of Commonwealth nations and the Francophonie […]

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Burundi: Lawmakers approve “generous” retirement package for Nkurunziza

Lawmakers in Burundi on Wednesday approved legislation that will effectively hand outgoing president Pierre Nkurunziza a retirement package. According to the legislation, the package includes a one-time payment of one billion Burundian francs, a luxury villa built with public funds in the location of his choice within five years and benefits equivalent to those of […]

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UK-Africa Investment Summit: 27 Commercial Deals Sealed

The UK-Africa Investment Summit hosted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in London on Monday highlighted by the signing of 27 commercial deals worth over £6.5 billion.   The numbers were revealed by the UK’s Department for International Development and the Department for International Trade, which have published a summary of the 27 commercial deals signed […]

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Equato-Guinean President Sends Message to King Mohammed VI

Equatorial Guinean Minister of Foreign Affairs Simeón Oyono Esono Angue is currently visiting Morocco, carrying a message from President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo to King Mohammed VI. “I am carrying a message from H.E. Obiang Nguema Mbasogo to H.M. King Mohammed VI,” the Foreign Minister told the media after talks with his Moroccan peer Nasser […]

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Sixth Edition of Crans Montana Forum Convenes in Dakhla March 18-21

The sixth edition of the Crans Montana Forum will be held, like previous editions, in the Moroccan Saharan city of Dakhla next March 18 through 21. The venue as well as the program of this annual meeting on Africa and South-South Cooperation were announced by Founding President of the Crans Montana Forum, Jean-Paul Carteron, at […]

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Sahara: Bolivia Abandons Polisario, Separatists’ Isolation Deepens

The government of Bolivia has decided to suspend its recognition of the self-proclaimed “SADR” and cut all ties with the Algerian-backed Polisario separatist group, deepening their international isolation. The move was announced on Monday by the Bolivian ministry of foreign Affairs. In a press release, this South American country said “it adopts constructive neutrality” regarding […]

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Turkey to Conduct Mineral Exploration Activities in Niger

The Turkish General Directorate of Mineral Research and Exploration (MTA) will carry out mineral exploration activities in Niger under a cooperation agreement between the two countries signed Monday. Exploration activities will take place in the West African country’s geochemistry, geophysics and drilling projects, said Energy and Natural Resources Minister Fatih Dönmez who signed the agreement […]

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Morocco Vows to Strengthen Ties between Africa and UK after Brexit

Head of Moroccan Government Saad Eddine El Othmani said Monday in London that “Morocco will work to strengthen ties between Africa and the United Kingdom after Brexit.” El Otmani made the remarks after a meeting with UK peer Boris Johnson on the sidelines of “UK-Africa Investment Summit 2020” organized by the British government to foster […]

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Africa Futsal Cup: CAF Executive Committee Meets in Laayoune

The Moroccan Saharan city of Laayoune will host the upcoming meeting of the CAF Executive Committee on the sidelines of Fustal African Cup of Nations 2020 due Jan.28 to Feb.7, said a press release issued by Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF). Futsal is a type of football played on a small, hard-surface court between two […]

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Sahara: Guinea Opens Consulate in Dakhla, another Diplomatic Setback for Polisario

It seems that the Polisario’s worst nightmare is coming true as the number of African countries opening consular representations in the Moroccan Sahara is increasing, deepening the isolation of the separatist group. In this vein, Guinea, one of the African countries strongly backing Morocco’s territorial integrity, opened on Friday jan.17 a Consulate General in the […]