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Niger and Mali, two terrorism-stricken nations, have agreed to set up an inter-governmental cross-border security committee to pool efforts to fight the terrorism scourge. The decision was made Tuesday at talks in Bamako between Malian president Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, and visiting President of Niger Issoufou Mahamadou. The purpose of setting up the committee is […]
Cameroon’s President Paul Biya in a rare public address on Tuesday announced the organization of a national dialogue to discuss problems that are tearing the central African state apart, including separatist violence. The 86-year-old on Tuesday night called on all separatists in the English-speaking regions to surrender and be forgiven, or face military action. Biya […]
OCP Group and the National Basketball Association (NBA) tied a new multiyear partnership aiming at expanding the NBA Junior League programs in Morocco and Rwanda, but also at building new basketball courts in Khouribga and Benguerir (Morocco) and in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, while using the transformative power of basketball to empower Moroccan and Rwandan […]
Rwanda, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, and the African Union have signed this Tuesday a Memorandum of Understanding to set up a transit mechanism for evacuating refugees out of Libya. Under the agreement, the Government of Rwanda will receive and provide protection to refugees and asylum-seekers who are currently being held in detention centers in […]
Interdependence between peace-security and development should feature high in China-Africa partnership, said Monday in Addis Ababa President of the African Union Peace & Security Council Mohamed Arrouchi. Arrouchi who is Morocco’s permanent representative to the AU and UNECA made the statement at a seminar, held under the theme, “Sustaining Traditional Friendship: Achievements and prospects […]
The African continent needs heavy funding to boost its economic development, said Moroccan Minister Delegate for African Cooperation, Mohcine Jazouli at the World Economic Forum on Africa held in Cape Town, South Africa Sept.4-6. Africa also needs a major investment and production to set up a sustainable industrial hub capable of creating jobs and […]
The Specialized Technical Committee (STC) of the African Union will hold a meeting next Tuesday in Rabat to discuss issues related to Public service, local authorities, urban development and decentralization. Participants will also review the committee’s 2019-2020 action programs and the implementation of the decisions adopted by the STC during its gathering held last December […]
Two people working for a US-based charity have been killed by unidentified gunmen, in Gambella, Ethiopia. The gunmen ambushed and attacked a team of Action Against Hunger during a transit from pediatric Nutrition Stabilization Center in Nguenyyiel Refugee Camp. Two members of the team died in the attack, the NGO said, adding it has suspended […]
Three foreign airlines, among which German Lufthansa, are interested in acquiring equities in Air Namibia, The Namibian reports. Namibia’s public enterprises minister Leon Jooste is leading negotiations with Lufthansa, Ethiopian Airlines and South African Airways, the media says. “Three airlines, namely South African Airways, Ethiopian Airways and Lufthansa indicated an interest to pursue further discussions,” […]
Morocco’s OCP Group and Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture have signed Thursday two additional milestone agreements that are in line with the promotion of South-South cooperation pursued by the North African Kingdom. The first cooperation agreement pertains to the farmer centric activities, soil mapping, innovation and digital farmer registration, the OCP said in a […]