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The United States has dropped Burkina Faso from its trade preference program citing deep concerns over “unconstitutional change” in government in the West African country, according to a statement by the office of the US Trade Representative (USTR). The USTR’s office said Burkina Faso had failed to meet the requirements of the African Growth and […]
Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has announced that the next Abraham accords summit will be held in Morocco in March 2023. The U.S. had brokered in 2020 the Abraham Accords for the normalization of relations between Israel, Morocco, the UAE and Bahrain. The signatories pledge to strengthen peace in the Middle East and around the […]
King Mohammed VI of Morocco was represented at the inauguration ceremony of the Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, by the Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch. After he attended the solemn investiture ceremony of the new Brazilian head of state and his vice-president, Geraldo Jose Rodrigues de Alckmin Filho, held on Sunday, Akhannouch was […]
The COP15 biodiversity summit’s historic agreement to protect 30% of land and water important for biodiversity by 2030, designed to halt its loss was welcomed by many, while others, including the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), argue that it does not go far enough in supporting conservation efforts in developing countries. Countries have reached the […]
In a bid to maintain their strong grip on power and avoid U.S. sanctions for financing Moscow’s war in Ukraine through the purchase of Russian weapons, the Algerian rulers started distancing themselves from their Russian historical ally and main arms supplier. According to Spanish newspaper “El Confidencial” and French daily “Courrier International”, the Algerian military […]
Visa Inc has announced plans to invest $1 billion over the next 5 years in Africa in a bid to capitalize on the emerging economy’s rapid growth in digital payments. “Visa has been investing in Africa for several decades to grow a truly local business,” chief executive officer Alfred Kelly Jr said in a statement. […]
Janet Yellen, the United States Secretary of the Treasury, will undertake mid-January a trip to Sub Sahara Africa following the U.S-Africa summit during which President Joe Biden pledged a win-win partnership in reaction to Russia’s and China’s growing presence in Africa. The former Chair of the Federal Reserve, according to her department, will visit South […]
Kenyan President William Ruto’s recent diplomatic overtures to the West are prompting analysts to ask whether the days of close Chinese engagement are coming to an end. Since taking office in August, Ruto has embraced Kenya’s economic and diplomatic relationships with the United States, United Kingdom and other Western countries, causing onlookers to wonder whether […]
Kenyan president William Ruto is looking for a deal between Kenya Airways and Delta Air Lines to turn around the fortunes of the country’s national carrier which last recorded profits 10 years ago. During the Washington US-Africa Business Summit, one of Ruto’s major goals was to get investors to help the struggling Kenya Airways. The […]
Participants at a meeting held Friday in Washington on the role of Nigeria and Morocco in regional cooperation and the future of the energy sector in Africa, stressed that both countries can benefit from the transformation of the global energy market needs, and that this strong bilateral partnership plays an important role in securing the […]