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Morocco’s Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan chaired, on Tuesday in Meknes, the opening of the 14th edition of the International Agricultural Fair (SIAM 2019), held April 16 through 21 under the theme “Agriculture, an employment lever and the future of the rural world”. The opening ceremony was attended by representatives of several foreign countries, including […]
The military council running affairs in Sudan has said it will not send deposed leader Omar Bashir to the International Criminal Court (ICC) where is wanted for war crimes, and leave the decision to the future civilian government. “The decision whether to extradite [Bashir] to ICC will be made by a popularly elected government and […]
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has officially launched a $170 million power transmission project. The project called the Abuja Feeding Scheme is financed by the French Development Agency (AFD) and provides for building five transmission substations over a 24-month period. The move will help Africa’s most populous nation to stabilize the quality of power […]
Morocco should prepare to strike a trade deal with Britain in a case of a no deal Brexit to avert losses estimated by the UN at $97 million. Morocco, Ghana and Tunisia are among African nations that would lose the most if the UK doesn’t negotiate a deal by the time it has to exit […]
Morocco’s Office Chérifien des Phosphates (OCP) has sealed a multi-year partnership agreement with the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), and the Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) “to collaborate on the engineering of new fertilizer technologies, improvement of crop and soil specific fertilizer recommendations, development of value chains and market systems, and research and implementation of […]
The last days of Jacob Zuma in power and his meeting with King Mohammed VI were perceived as light at the end of the tunnel of relations between two of Africa’s economic heavyweights, but the persistence of the ANC- led administration in Pretoria puts Morocco and South Africa in a new face-off in which the […]
The Kenya Nuclear Electricity Board (KNEB) last weekend said slow economic growth and poor power demand could delay the East African nation’s ambitious nuclear energy program that was to go live in 2027. According to KNEB, the 2019 economic growth forecast could jeopardize their plan to produce 2,000 megawatts (MW) capacity power by 2027. Speaking […]
Sahara Energy Resources DMCC, a member of leading international energy and infrastructure conglomerate, Sahara Group, has approved a $600 million donation to support economic growth, peace process and development in South Sudan. According to reports, the facility will also support infrastructure development and youth encouragement. In a statement issued on Sunday, Temitope Shonubi, executive director […]
The African football governing body (CAF) has withdrawn Ethiopia’s rights to host the local version of the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) of players on the continent, over delay in the preparation. CAF President Ahmad Ahmad informed the media of the decision it made Thursday as it met to appoint Moroccan citizen Mouad Hajji as […]
King Mohammed VI has called on countries of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) to enhance further their economic complementarities, inclusive co-development and joint actions against security challenges to speed up regional and continental integration. In a message addressed to the extraordinary session of the conference of heads of state and government of CEN-SAD convened […]