First Independent Mena Newspaper
China’s Belt and Road investment in sub-Saharan Africa fell to a new low in 2023, which demonstrates that increased EU and US spending could reduce the region’s need to rely on Beijing for funding. China’s investment in the region related to Beijing’s Belt and Road (BRI) initiative, the main pillar of its global infrastructure development […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant issued for Russian’s Vladimir Putin has put South Africa’s government between a rock and a hard place, as it is now weighing what to do if the Russian president accepts an earlier invitation to attend the August BRICS summit in the country. The Hague-based court issued the arrest […]
The Rabat-based Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency has inaugurated in the Holy City of Al Quds the emergency vigilance, coordination and monitoring unit, funded by the Kingdom of Morocco. The opening of this unit, which is part of the Agency’s budget allocated this year to support the health sector, was supervised by the director in […]
Egypt’s Nuclear and Radiation Control Authority (ENRRA) has granted permission to Russia’s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation for the construction of the El-Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant’s 3rd unit with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, ENRRA said in a statement. The authority last Wednesday approved the permission to establish the third unit at the Hyena Station. […]
Muhoozi Kainerugaba, an army general and son of President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda said on Thursday on Twitter that the eastern African country will send forces to back Russian President Vladimir Putin, should the west attack Moscow in the ongoing conflict with Ukraine. “Call me a ‘Putinist’ if you will, but we, Uganda, shall send […]
Olivia Roumba, Burkina Faso’s top diplomat announced Wednesday the resumption of diplomat ties with North Korea as Ouagadougou seeks Pyongyang’s military support in order to address insecurity at home caused by terrorist groups. “This resumption of diplomatic relations with North Korea will enable this East Asian country and Burkina Faso to maintain exemplary bilateral cooperation […]
Morocco and Cambodia signed, in Rabat on Monday, an agreement on air services meant to promote tourism and trade between the two countries. The agreement signing took place during the meeting of visiting Cambodian deputy prime minister and minister of Foreign Affairs Prak Sokhonn with Morocco’s Foreign minister Nasser Bourita. The two officials welcomed the […]
A partnership and cooperation framework agreement was signed, Monday in Ramallah, between Bayt Mal Al-Quds Asharif Agency and the Bank of Palestine, covering several development areas. The agreement provides for cooperation between the Rabat-based Agency and the Bank to create financing instruments for the benefit of the housing and tourism sectors, in order to achieve […]
Cambodia expressed, Monday from Rabat, its full support to Morocco’s sovereignty and territorial integrity as well as its respect to the Kingdom’s efforts to reach a negotiated political solution to the Sahara issue. This position was expressed in a joint statement issued after talks between Cambodian Deputy PM and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prak Sokhonn, […]
Africa should aim at creating a joint bank with Russia to facilitate financial transactions between both sides and promote trade, according to one of Burkina Faso’s leading political figures. “I think that when it comes to strengthening cooperation with Russia in key areas of the economy, it is very important that we explore the possibility […]