First Independent Mena Newspaper
The Democratic Republic of Congo would appoint an envoy to Israel in the coming days after a 20-year void. The announcement was made President Felix Tshisekedi while he was addressing Sunday the American- Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a powerful lobby group. “Relations between my country and Israel have long been lethargic. Yet we have […]
The United States has urged Ethiopia to sign in the shortest possible time a deal with Egypt and Sudan about the giant dam it is building on the Nile. According to Steven Mnuchin, the US treasury secretary, the final testing and filling of the dam should not take place without an agreement. The government of […]
Morocco convened a forum of Pacific Island states in the Atlantic Sahara city of Laayoune where participating countries discussed issues of common interest on top of which climate change and mitigation measures. The event was an opportunity for Morocco to underscore its steadfast solidarity with Pacific island states as part of its south-south cooperation approach, […]
The US State Department has approved the sale of four AT-6C light fighter jets and supporting equipment to Tunisia for total cost of $325.8 million. The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency said the aircraft “will improve Tunisia’s ability to meet current and future threats by increasing their capability and capacity to counter terrorism and other […]
The 3rd Morocco-Pacific Island States Forum is currently held in the Southern Moroccan city of Laayoune to strengthen “win-win economic cooperation” ties between the North African Kingdom and its partners in the pacific islands. The theme of the three-day event, which started Feb.26, revolves around strengthening ties, delivering on commitments, and unifying voices for shared […]
The US military has claimed to have eliminated a leader of the Somali jihadist group of Al-Shabab who is reportedly linked to the attack perpetrated last January against the American military base at Manda Bay in Kenya and which killed three American soldiers. The United States Command for Africa (Africom) said in a statement […]
Anderson Global has strengthened its presence in North Africa under collaboration Agreement with Morocco-based advisory firm M.A. Global Consulting (MAGC), announced the American tax firm in a press release. After continuing expansion throughout Southern, Eastern and Western Africa, Andersen Global strengthens its presence in North Africa via a collaboration agreement with M.A. Global Consulting, the […]
Namibia has become the first African country to export red meat to the United States, following nearly two decades of negotiations. “We’re able to finally export meat to the lucrative and big US market,” Namibia’s minister of international relations, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, said. The state-owned meat firm Meatco sent a shipment of 25 tons of beef […]
The United States will provide financial assistance to Ethiopia as it pursues political reforms, the office of Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said in a statement on Tuesday, following the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visit in the country. “An agreement has been reached regarding the strengthening of the holistic and ongoing reform in […]
President of the United States, Donald Trump, has said that Morocco stands out as “one of the most distinguished models” of the Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative. “Morocco is one of the most distinguished models of the Women’s Global Development & Prosperity Initiative (W-GDP)”, President Donald Trump said, in a message made public on […]