Category: International

African companies prefer trading with non-African countries, ignoring local FTAs

March 2, 2023

African exports to other continents surpass the continent’s intercontinental trade, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has found, with Africans preferring import ... Read More

Oil exploration: UK Genel Company signs association deal with Morocco

March 2, 2023

British company Genel Energy announced a petroleum agreement and association contract sealed with the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM) for offshore exploration ... Read More

Six countries, Somali Americans call for end to violence in breakaway Somaliland

March 2, 2023

Six countries have issued a joint statement expressing concern over escalating fighting in the northern breakaway region of Somaliland, as also Somali-American demonstrators called for ... Read More

EU Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi visits Morocco amid tensions with European Parliament

March 2, 2023

European Union commissioner for Neighborhood & Enlargement Oliver Varhelyi started Monday a two-day visit to Morocco amid tensions with the European Parliament following the orchestrated ... Read More

Tanzania opposition figure comes back home after years in exile

March 2, 2023

Tanzanian opposition politician Godbless Lema has returned home after two years in exile in Canada over threats to his life following a disputed election. A ... Read More

Namibia launches residence by investment program to lure foreign investors

March 2, 2023

Namibia and Henley & Partners, the global leader in residence and citizenship planning have unveiled a Residence by Investment Program in view of attracting foreign ... Read More

Uganda set to begin oil drilling after French court dismisses case against TotalEnergies

March 2, 2023

A French court has dismissed a landmark lawsuit against controversial TotalEnergies projects in east Africa, which was filed by six French and Ugandan activist groups ... Read More

Nigeria, South Africa ‘gray-listed’ by global anti-money laundering watchdog

March 2, 2023

The inclusion of Nigeria and South Africa, the continent’s leading economies, on a 'gray list' by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) could present far-reaching ... Read More

Morocco explains its vote for a UN resolution asking Russia to leave Ukraine

March 1, 2023

Morocco voted in favor of a UN General Assembly resolution last week breaking away with its previous abstentions. Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita said the ... Read More

Qatar, Egypt consider launching joint investment fund

March 1, 2023

Qatar and Egypt are studying possibilities to set a joint investment fund, Egyptian Minister of Planning Hala Al-Saeed told Bloomberg Tuesday following the signing of ... Read More