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Solar power companies are rapidly expanding in Central and West Africa, bringing electricity to millions in regions where 600 million people still lack access. These often African-owned businesses operate in areas with low electrification rates, offering products ranging from solar-powered lamps to complete home systems. In West Africa, where 220 million people live without power, […]
Ethiopia’s parliament has approved a new president, Taye Astike Selassie, replacing Sahle-Work Zewde, the country’s first female head of state. This change comes amid reports of growing tensions between Sahle-Work and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who holds the primary political power in Ethiopia. Sahle-Work, appointed in 2018 with Abiy’s backing, had reportedly been unhappy in […]
Algeria’s president had nothing but words to attack the transatlantic pipeline that will connect Nigeria to Morocco, benefiting 13 other West African states. Speaking at an interview with sycophant state-sponsored media, Tebboune said the trans-Saharian pipeline was an “economic project” that would connect Nigeria to Algeria to “serve Europe.” Tebboune made the comment amid worsening […]
Representatives of fisheries and fresh produce exporters rejected the politically biased verdict of the European Court of Justice, which invalidated the trade agreements because they covered goods from Morocco’s southern provinces, or Western Sahara. Head of the fisheries chamber Kamal Sabri denounced the verdict which puts a halt to deals that lasted for 20 years. […]
A politically-motivated ruling by the European Court of Justice could push Morocco towards seeking alternative markets for its fresh produce and fisheries to avoid the legal uncertainties in an EU market where international deals are now led by biased judges disconnected from reality rather than diplomats and politicians. The final ruling declared the EU trade […]
Southern Algeria and northern Nigeria continue to struggle to contain a cholera outbreak amid floods and insecurity. In Algeria’s south, cholera and diphtheria spread among a late reaction from health authorities leading to over 23 deaths. Videos shared on social media showed congested hospitals in the impoverished Algerian south with patients lying on the ground […]
Rwanda said it unrolled a Marburg vaccination campaign after some 21 people were killed by the virus. Vaccination would at first focus on medics combating the disease and those most vulnerable, Health Minister Sabin Nsanzimana told reporters. On October 4, The United States government completed an initial shipment of vaccine doses and therapeutic drugs for […]
Ghana and the IMF reached a staff level agreement for a loan worth $3 billion, an inroad in the West African country’s efforts to improve its public finances. Ghana is on a debt-restructuring program after it defaulted on most of its $30 billion international debt in 2022. “Performance under the IMF-supported program has been generally […]
An increasing number of countries in Europe have joined their voice to the European Union to express their strong attachment to their strategic partnership with Morocco, following the ruling issued Friday by the European Court of Justice on the fishing and farming agreements concluded between the North African Kingdom and the European bloc. After the […]
Portugal stressed on Saturday the “essential” nature of the partnership between the European Union (EU) and Morocco, while reaffirming its willingness to work with European partners and institutions “to deepen it in all areas.” “Portugal considers the partnership between the European Union and Morocco to be essential, and will work with European partners and institutions […]