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Morocco, as chair of the African Union’s Peace and Security Council (AU-PSC) for March, reaffirmed on Wednesday in Addis Ababa that fighting violent extremism requires a proactive approach focused on prevention and reintegration. Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the AU and UNECA, Mohamed Arrouchi, who chaired a PSC videoconference meeting devoted to “deradicalization as a leverage […]
The number of Moroccan firms in the list of the 500 largest companies in Africa grew to 54, highlighting the expansion and diversification of Moroccan businesses on the continent. The ranking, issued by Jeune Afrique, shows the growth of Moroccan firms operating in key sectors such as banking, telecommunications, agro-industry, and infrastructure. These Moroccan giants […]
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has called for immediate action to combat a worsening food crisis affecting millions across West Africa and the Sahel. Speaking at the third meeting of the Regional Food Security Reserve Management Committee, which opened in Nigeria’s capital Abuja on Tuesday, ECOWAS officials warned that without proactive measures, […]
Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud narrowly escaped an assassination attempt on Tuesday when his convoy was targeted by a roadside bomb in Mogadishu. The bomb exploded near the presidential palace as the president’s motorcade was leaving the building en route to the airport. The militant group Al-Shabaab, which has long waged attacks against the Somali […]
President Bola Tinubu has declared a state of emergency in Nigeria’s oil-producing Rivers State, suspending the governor, deputy governor, and all state lawmakers amid escalating security concerns and political upheaval. The dramatic intervention follows reports of militant attacks on critical oil infrastructure in the strategically vital region. In a televised national address, Tinubu cited “disturbing […]
Morocco highlighted, on Tuesday before the African Union’s Peace and Security Council (AU-PSC), the urgent need to support countries in political transition to accelerate their return to the pan-African organization. During informal consultations with Burkina Faso, Gabon, Guinea, Mali, Niger, and Sudan, convened by the Kingdom as AU PSC chair for the month of March, […]
Morocco and Cameroon signed a military cooperation agreement, aiming to bolster defense ties through training, joint exercises, military health services, and technical assistance. The deal was signed in Rabat on Tuesday during a meeting between Morocco’s Minister in charge of National Defense Administration, Abdeltif Loudyi, and Minister Delegate to Cameroon’s Presidency, in charge of Defense, […]
Sudanese officials have recovered 11 bodies from a well in Khartoum’s Fayhaa neighborhood, days after military forces expelled paramilitary fighters from the area. The grim discovery includes the remains of men, women, and children, according to civil defense authorities. Colonel Abdul-Rahanan Mohamed Hassan, leading the civil defense recovery operation, confirmed the search began after residents […]
Morocco, with its strong tax policies and investment in strategic infrastructures, can help to drive and speed up economic integration in Africa, according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa In a tweet posted following the meeting held Monday in Addis Ababa between ECA Executive Secretary Claver Gatete and Morocco’s Industry & Trade Minister […]
Morocco has reaffirmed on Monday, during the 57th session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development in Addis Ababa, its unwavering commitment to the African continental free trade area (AfCFTA). The commitment was renewed by Minister of Industry and Trade, Riyad […]