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Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is slated to visit four African countries namely Egypt, Ghana, Kenya and Mozambique, ahead of the G7 summit scheduled May 19-21 in the Asia country. The office of the Prime Minister said Kishida hopes to strengthen ties with the so-called Global South, or emerging and developing countries mainly in the […]
The Chinese Foreign Ministry Monday said the Asian giant is a better ally for Africa than Western countries as the continent is increasingly the target of rivalry among global powers. Wang Wenbin, the spokesman of the ministry said during a press briefing Monday China can provide assistance to Africa in places and at a time […]
Egypt and India unveiled Sunday the cornerstone for a polyethylene (PET) production factory to cost a $110 million investment, in Ain Sokhna, Suez governorate. The project is planned to have a production capacity of 30,000 tons per month, Ahram Online reports. The construction will go through two phases, the first starting during the first half […]
Another proof of the dangerous collusion between the Algeria-backed Polisario and Hezbollah, close to Iran, has just been unveiled by the Defense Channel of the i24NEWS news outlet, which pointed out that “if Europeans do not become aware of this problem today, tomorrow, it will already be too late.” An exclusive report by the Defense […]
The Executive Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) reaffirmed the importance of the role of the Al-Quds Committee, chaired by King Mohammed VI, in facing up the dangerous policies implemented by the Israeli occupation authorities in Al-Quds Asharif. This came in the final statement issued following the extraordinary open-ended meeting of the Organization’s […]
Three opposition parties called for the creation of a fact-finding mission to look into imports of Russian diesel in Morocco with a focus on prices in fuel stations. Due to Western sanctions, Russian diesel is the cheapest on the market. But, some Moroccan consumers deplore that prices in fuel stations remain high. Opposition parties, PPS, […]
Morocco lifted entry restrictions imposed on travelers coming from China as of April 5, 2023, the Chinese Embassy in Rabat said in a statement released this Friday. In January and in view of the massive surge in Covid-19 cases in the Asian country, Morocco announced that only passengers who leave the People’s Republic of China […]
South Africa will use its position as the 2023 chair of the BRICS multilateral bloc to advance the interests of African states under the theme of ‘BRICS and Africa Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Growth, Sustainable Development and Multilateralism’. “Africa supplied raw materials that contributed to the industrializations of other parts of the world. It is […]
The coach of Morocco’s Atlas Lions, Walid Regragui, was crowned with the prize for the best Arab coach, during the “Night of Legends” ceremony organized by “Sky News Arabia”, Sunday in Abu Dhabi. The Emirati channel also consecrated the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) as the best Arab federation after the historic feat of the […]
Several members of the top commandment of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress party, ANC, have traveled to Russia at the invitation of Russia’s ruling United Russia Party, ahead of August 15th BRIC summit, scheduled in Pretoria, Africa News reports. The ANC issued a statement last Saturday indicating discussions will focus on “the recalibration of […]