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The Togolese capital, Lomé, is hosting the extraordinary meeting of the committee of experts on the legal framework of Member States of the Inter-African Conference on Social Welfare (CIPRES). The four-day meeting brings together experts from the 17 members of CIPRES to discuss issues of social security and the free movement of goods and people […]
The African Development Bank has appointed a group of 8 renowned experts, including Moroccan Fatima-Zahra Taibi, to the board of a continental initiative to mobilize financing for resilience to the negative impacts of climate change, the Adaptation Benefits Mechanism (ABM), the AfDB said in a press release. Fatima Zahra Taibi is a senior adviser to […]
The United States has imposed sanctions on Zimbabwe’s state security minister, Owen Ncube, that it accuses of “gross violations of human rights”. The US accuses Ncube of being involved in the state-sponsored violent crack-down on civilians that saw several people being shot dead by soldiers, while many others sustained injuries from beatings and other forms […]
The Cameroonian capital Yaoundé is hosting the 34th ordinary session of the Council of Ministers of the Central African Economic Union (CEMAC) Oct.31 through Nov.2. This meeting will see the participation of delegations led by ministers of economy of the six-member countries of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC). The meeting will […]
Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi has been re-elected with a landslide victory, according to official results announced on Sunday. In a victory speech before his supporters in capital Maputo, Nyusi said he would further develop Mozambique and hasten the implementation of a two-month-old peace deal with Renamo rebel group. The peace deal signed between Frelimo and […]
In Mali, armed groups that have signed the 2015 peace agreement, on Saturday called on other groups that share a common core to rally behind one umbrella to form a political movement in the northern region of the war-torn West African nation. At the opening of a “congress” of its movement in Kidal, the High […]
Morocco sent a high-level delegation led by head of the government to the Russia-Africa summit in Sotchi, reflecting the Kingdom’s commitment to attracting investments to the continent and its potential to act as a gateway for Russian businesses that seek opportunities in Africa, said Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. Morocco’s participation in the summit is part […]
Nigeria Wednesday signed up for 12 Russia-made military helicopters to be used in the fight against Boko Haram, an Islamic State-linked insurgency giving headache to Abuja since 2009. Under the deal, Russia’s Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) will deliver 12 Mi-35 helicopters to Nigeria. The FSVTS did not reveal the value of the deal, […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin Wednesday launched the first ever Russia-Africa summit and pledged influence-free relations with the continent that struggles to get rid of American, European and Chinese interferences. Some 43 African heads of state and government, including Morocco’s Saad Eddine El Othmani, have flocked to Sochi for the two-day Russia-Africa summit this October 23-24. […]
The Gambian government has unveiled a plan to give access to electricity to 30% of the rural population by 2030. The information was revealed by Bittaye Darboe, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy. To achieve this goal, the government plans to rely on off-grid electrification solutions such as domestic installations and mini-grids. […]