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Japan will provide Côte d’Ivoire with equipment worth €5.3 million to support the West African country’s national plan to grow rice and consequently reduce its dependence on importation. Ivorian Minister Finance Adama Coulibaly and country presentative of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Usui Yukichi signed last week the equipment financing. The West African country plans […]
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and GEC, a consortium of Chinese companies, have sealed a new mine-road financing deal worth $7 Billion. The funds are mainly intended for the construction of national roads in the central African country. State-owned mining company Sicomines announced the decision over the weekend following talks on an updated version […]
The Republic of Guinea is seeking to raise more than $3 billion in funding from Dubai for projects under its Interim Reference Program (IRP) 2022-2025, Zawya reports. To meet the target, the West African country will showcase the projects at a Round Table of Donors (RTD), an event to be held on the sidelines of […]
Morocco backs the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) calling on Israel to take immediate provisional measures to ensure the protection of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and guarantee sufficient and unhindered flow of humanitarian aid to the victims, a source at the Moroccan Foreign Ministry said. The ICJ’s ruling is in line […]
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince gave a directive ordering the administrations of his country to use only maps that show the full territory of the Moroccan Kingdom including the Sahara territory. Prince Mohammad Bin Salman also gave directives to drop the appellation “Western Sahara” in referring to the Moroccan Sahara in Saudi official jargon. The order […]
The Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FCCI) and Gabon’s investment promotion agency ANPI-Gabon have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to lure investment from the Gulf country to support economic development of Gabon. The deal was signed by ANPI-Gabon CEO Ghislain Moandza Mboma and FCCI’s Secretary General Humaid Mohamed Bin Salem, who […]
As the China’s top diplomat Wang Yi wraps up his six-day tour of Africa, hailing deep-rooted friendships between China and African nations, experts have stressed that Beijing’s pursuit of influence in Africa goes well beyond economic interests. As Wang Yi visited Egypt, Tunisia, Togo and Côte d’Ivoire, the sides have reiterated their commitment to upholding […]
China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has sent a medical team to Benin to provide medical services for locals, state-run news agency Xinhua reports, citing the regional health Commission. The 22-member medical team will work in the West African country for one-and-a-half year. Yang Ping, a doctor from the General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University and […]
Iran has proposed to help Niger surmount economic sanctions it has been under since July 26 after incumbent leader General Abdourahamane Tiani removed Mohamed Bazoum in a military coup. The offer was made Wednesday January 24 by Iran’s first Vice-President Mohammad Mokhber during a meeting with Niger’s visiting Premier Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, reports say. […]
Morocco’s ambitious projects and initiatives aimed at enhancing regional integration in Africa were highlighted at the 3rd G77+China Summit, convened in Kampala, Uganda, January 21-22. Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, outlined, in an address before the Summit, Morocco’s efforts and initiatives to speed up regional integration in Africa. Under the leadership […]